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    Reading Skills Practice: The End of Life On Earth - Exercises

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    A meteorite struck near Chelyabinsk, Russia in 2013, injuring over 1,000 people from shattered glass. While small, meteorite strikes can still cause significant damage. Even larger asteroids pose an existential threat, with the potential to wipe out all life on Earth. Scientists note it is impossible to monitor all potential threats, so a meteorite impact will likely occur eventually. Early warning systems aim to detect threats, but Earth's safety also depends on luck regarding its position in the solar system.

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    A meteorite struck near Chelyabinsk, Russia in 2013, injuring over 1,000 people from shattered glass. While small, meteorite strikes can still cause significant damage. Even larger asteroids pose an existential threat, with the potential to wipe out all life on Earth. Scientists note it is impossible to monitor all potential threats, so a meteorite impact will likely occur eventually. Early warning systems aim to detect threats, but Earth's safety also depends on luck regarding its position in the solar system.

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    A meteorite struck near Chelyabinsk, Russia in 2013, injuring over 1,000 people from shattered glass. While small, meteorite strikes can still cause significant damage. Even larger asteroids pose an existential threat, with the potential to wipe out all life on Earth. Scientists note it is impossible to monitor all potential threats, so a meteorite impact will likely occur eventually. Early warning systems aim to detect threats, but Earth's safety also depends on luck regarding its position in the solar system.

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    Reading skills practice: The end of life on Earth – exercises

    Could a meteorite collision really mean the end of life on Earth? Read this to find out what happens when
    small meteorites collide with Earth, and just how much damage a big one could do.

    Preparation
    Write the disasters in the correct group.

    solar flare oil spill volcano eruption flood nuclear accident

    meteor strike hurricane space junk collision global warming

    Natural disasters Disasters from space Manmade disasters


    Reading skills practice: The end of life on Earth – exercises

    1. Check your understanding: multiple choice


    Choose the best option to complete these sentences.

    1. The damage caused by the Russian meteorite .


    a. could have been much worse
    b. was huge
    c. was greatly reduced by the early warning system
    d. was much worse than the one in Siberia one hundred years ago

    2. The Siberian meteorite .


    a. hit a forest
    b. hit a big city
    c. caused glass to shower over people
    d. damaged trees when it exploded
    Reading skills practice: The end of life on Earth – exercises

    3. On the same day as the meteorite exploded over Chelyabinsk, .


    a. there was another, related, asteroid event
    b. there was another, unrelated, asteroid event
    c. scientists realised that an even bigger asteroid could hit Earth
    d. scientists issued a warning for 2046

    4. The Russian meteorite .


    a. had been predicted by scientists
    b. came as a surprise
    c. was too small to worry about
    d. will come close to Earth again in the future

    5. Experts say that comets and asteroids could .


    a. wipe out all animal life, leaving only plants
    b. kill a significant proportion of the Earth's human population
    c. put an end to all plant and animal life on Earth
    d. cause as much damage as the Hiroshima bomb

    6. A small asteroid .
    a. can still cause a lot of damage
    b. is not a problem if it is spotted early
    c. cannot cause any significant harm
    d. is actually more dangerous than a larger one

    7. Earth has been relatively safe thanks to .


    a. pure luck
    b. luck and the protective force of another planet from our solar system
    c. early warning systems set up by NASA
    d. luck and our position in relation to the sun

    8. Scientists say .
    a. it is impossible to monitor all the potential hazards
    b. we are not in any danger for the moment
    c. a meteorite is likely to hit Earth sooner or later
    d. their early warning systems will protect us
    Reading skills practice: The end of life on Earth – exercises

    2. Check your vocabulary: gap fill


    Complete the gaps with a phrase from the box.

    spot injured flattened wiped out

    cross struck monitor cause

    When the meteorite exploded on 15 February 2013, many people were (hurt) by
    1.
    falling glass.

    2. The explosion of another small object (made flat) many trees.

    Scientists weren't expecting the Russian meteorite because it had been too small for anyone to
    3.
    (see or notice).

    It was probably a large asteroid colliding with Earth that (made extinct) the
    4.
    dinosaurs.

    65 million years ago, an enormous object (hit) the Yucatan region of Mexico with
    5.
    a force of 100 megatons.

    6. Even a much smaller asteroid can (do) a lot of damage.

    Jupiter protects Earth by diverting away the dangerous comets and asteroids that might
    7.
    (pass from one side to the other of) Earth's orbit.

    Scientists will now (observe or check regularly over a period of time) potential
    8.
    hazards even more carefully.

    Discussion

    Do asteroids scare you? Why or why not?


    Have you ever experienced any type of natural disaster?

    Vocabulary Box Write any new words you have learnt in this lesson.

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