NAME: Diana María Coto López DATE: 26 / 07 / 2022

 
 
 
Extra Reading Comprehension Exercises
 

(Unit 5, page 56)

 
 
 
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
 
A. Based on information in the Reading, put a checkmark before the
statements that are true. Correct the statements that are false.
 
 1. The Richter scale ranges from 1 to 100. F
 
 2. The speed of an earthquake is measured on the Richter scale. F
 
 3. Earthquakes over 8 on the Richter scale are considered mild. F
 
 4. The deadliest earthquake in history killed 830,000 people in China. V
 
 5. Older-style buildings are usually safer than modern buildings. V
 
 
 
CRITICAL THINKING
 
B. Answer the questions. Explain your reasons.
 
1. Which would suffer heavier damage and more casualties in a severe earthquake:
 
a modern city with tall glass buildings or a rural village with one-story mud structures?
 
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A modern city with tall glass buildings would suffer more damage, since these can collapse and create
  a chain of destruction that causes other buildings to be damaged or collapse.
 
2. Look at the chart showing Ten Largest Earthquakes by Magnitude. Are there any
similarities across time, place, and/or magnitude? If so, what are they?
 
Most have had the same impact on the damage caused, the places of these are not the same as
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  the number of victims.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Top Notch 3, Third Edition Unit 5
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