Unit: 9 Read

Most of the earthquakes in the world occur in the Ring of Fire.. Typhoon, hurricane and tropical storm are different words for the same natural disaster.. What does the “word typhoon” me

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Match the words to the correct pictures

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1 Most of the earthquakes in the world

occur in the Ring of Fire

2 The earthquake in Kobe in 1995

caused severe damage

3 A huge tidal wave traveled from California to

Alaska and hit Anchorage in the 1960s

4 Typhoon, hurricane and tropical storm are

different words for the same natural disaster

5 The eruption of Mount Pinatubo is the

world’s largest ever volcanic eruption

True or False, check () in the boxes.

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in more than 50 years

ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS

1 Why do we call the Pacific Rim “Ring of fire”?

2 What does the “word typhoon” mean?

3 What will happen when there is an abrupt shift

in the underwater movement of the earth?

4 Can we predict a volcano? Why?

5 What does a tornado look like?

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1 Why do we call the Pacific Rim “Ring of fire”?

Because ninety percent of earthquakes occur there

2.What does the “word typhoon” mean?

“Big wind”

3 What will happen when there

is an abrupt shift in the

underwater movement of the

earth?

Tidal waves will happen

4 Can we predict a volcano? Why?

Yes The scientists can warn us about the eruption

5 What does a tornado look like?

a funnel

CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER

1 When a tropical………reaches 120kph, it is called typhone in Asia

A rain B wind

C cloud D storm

storm

2 Tornadoes are……… storms, which pass overland below a thunderstorm.

A egg-shaped B funnel-shaped

C disc-shaped D L-shaped

funnel-shaped

3 Tidal waves are the result of an abrupt……… in the underwater movement of the earth.

A exchange B different

C shift D turn

shift

4 A huge earthquake………the city of Kobe

in Japan in 1995

A struck B.kicked

C.clapped D bit

struck

5 In Australia, a tropical storm is known as………

A.typhoon B cyclone

C hurricane D tornado

cyclone

6.The……… can know when a volcano will erupt nowadays.

A.science B scientific

C scientists D scientifically

scientists

COMPLETE THESE SENTENCES

1 The majority of earthquakes

2 During the earthquake in Kobe, many…

3 A tidal wave can only occur when…………

4 In Australia, a tropical storm is known as……

5 The Chinese language gave us…………

6 A tornado is a type of storm that…………

occur around the Pacific Rim, known as a Ring of Fire

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