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Earthquake science

 

 

    A team of scientists say they can explain why many

more people died in the earthquake in Haiti compared to

the much larger quake in Chile.

    The geophysicists, from the U.S. Geological Survey

5 and from Harvard University, said that strict building

regulations in Chile had undoubtedly saved lives. The

country has a long history of earthquakes and as a

consequence has some of the toughest building codes

in the world.

10    But Doctor Walter Mooney, who’s studied dozens

of earthquakes around the globe, said there were also

other factors behind the relatively low death toll: “First

and foremost, people are used to earthquakes in Chile

and so they did know that they have to evacuate from

15 dangerous structures. Secondly, this earthquake had a

slow and gradual build-up.They had some 20 or 30

seconds to look at each other, realize that the ground

shaking was crescendoing, and building up, and they

made the right decision in almost all cases by getting

20 out of the dangerous structures and running out into the

open area. Thus, education, and a bit of luck is the

answer to why so many people survived.”

    Doctor Mooney contrasted that with the Haitian

quake, which split open the hard rock beneath the capital

25 Port Au Prince within seconds. Buildings collapsed

instantly, giving people no time to escape.

    Despite the relatively low loss of life in Chile,

Dr Mooney said the country must learn from this disaster,

particularly with regards to building along the coast. Many

30 of those who died were killed not by the quake, but by

the tsunamis that followed it, which swept away coastal

villages.

    And the geophysicists said that even if Chile took

precautions, it would remain highly vulnerable to

35 earthquakes. They said that the north of the country was

a particular worry. It hasn’t suffered a big quake for around

a hundred years and is probably due for one soon, they

said.

LONG, Gideon. Earthquake science. Disponível em: . Acesso em: 6 jun. 2010. 

The fragment “giving people no time to escape” (l. 26) can be exactly rewritten as

TEXTO:

Earthquake science

 

 

    A team of scientists say they can explain why many

more people died in the earthquake in Haiti compared to

the much larger quake in Chile.

    The geophysicists, from the U.S. Geological Survey

5 and from Harvard University, said that strict building

regulations in Chile had undoubtedly saved lives. The

country has a long history of earthquakes and as a

consequence has some of the toughest building codes

in the world.

10    But Doctor Walter Mooney, who’s studied dozens

of earthquakes around the globe, said there were also

other factors behind the relatively low death toll: “First

and foremost, people are used to earthquakes in Chile

and so they did know that they have to evacuate from

15 dangerous structures. Secondly, this earthquake had a

slow and gradual build-up.They had some 20 or 30

seconds to look at each other, realize that the ground

shaking was crescendoing, and building up, and they

made the right decision in almost all cases by getting

20 out of the dangerous structures and running out into the

open area. Thus, education, and a bit of luck is the

answer to why so many people survived.”

    Doctor Mooney contrasted that with the Haitian

quake, which split open the hard rock beneath the capital

25 Port Au Prince within seconds. Buildings collapsed

instantly, giving people no time to escape.

    Despite the relatively low loss of life in Chile,

Dr Mooney said the country must learn from this disaster,

particularly with regards to building along the coast. Many

30 of those who died were killed not by the quake, but by

the tsunamis that followed it, which swept away coastal

villages.

    And the geophysicists said that even if Chile took

precautions, it would remain highly vulnerable to

35 earthquakes. They said that the north of the country was

a particular worry. It hasn’t suffered a big quake for around

a hundred years and is probably due for one soon, they

said.

LONG, Gideon. Earthquake science. Disponível em: . Acesso em: 6 jun. 2010. 

“the ground shaking was crescendoing” (l.17-18) means that the shake was

TEXTO:

Earthquake science

 

 

    A team of scientists say they can explain why many

more people died in the earthquake in Haiti compared to

the much larger quake in Chile.

    The geophysicists, from the U.S. Geological Survey

5 and from Harvard University, said that strict building

regulations in Chile had undoubtedly saved lives. The

country has a long history of earthquakes and as a

consequence has some of the toughest building codes

in the world.

10    But Doctor Walter Mooney, who’s studied dozens

of earthquakes around the globe, said there were also

other factors behind the relatively low death toll: “First

and foremost, people are used to earthquakes in Chile

and so they did know that they have to evacuate from

15 dangerous structures. Secondly, this earthquake had a

slow and gradual build-up.They had some 20 or 30

seconds to look at each other, realize that the ground

shaking was crescendoing, and building up, and they

made the right decision in almost all cases by getting

20 out of the dangerous structures and running out into the

open area. Thus, education, and a bit of luck is the

answer to why so many people survived.”

    Doctor Mooney contrasted that with the Haitian

quake, which split open the hard rock beneath the capital

25 Port Au Prince within seconds. Buildings collapsed

instantly, giving people no time to escape.

    Despite the relatively low loss of life in Chile,

Dr Mooney said the country must learn from this disaster,

particularly with regards to building along the coast. Many

30 of those who died were killed not by the quake, but by

the tsunamis that followed it, which swept away coastal

villages.

    And the geophysicists said that even if Chile took

precautions, it would remain highly vulnerable to

35 earthquakes. They said that the north of the country was

a particular worry. It hasn’t suffered a big quake for around

a hundred years and is probably due for one soon, they

said.

LONG, Gideon. Earthquake science. Disponível em: . Acesso em: 6 jun. 2010. 

The expression “death toll” (l. 12) refers to

TEXTO:

Earthquake science

 

 

    A team of scientists say they can explain why many

more people died in the earthquake in Haiti compared to

the much larger quake in Chile.

    The geophysicists, from the U.S. Geological Survey

5 and from Harvard University, said that strict building

regulations in Chile had undoubtedly saved lives. The

country has a long history of earthquakes and as a

consequence has some of the toughest building codes

in the world.

10    But Doctor Walter Mooney, who’s studied dozens

of earthquakes around the globe, said there were also

other factors behind the relatively low death toll: “First

and foremost, people are used to earthquakes in Chile

and so they did know that they have to evacuate from

15 dangerous structures. Secondly, this earthquake had a

slow and gradual build-up.They had some 20 or 30

seconds to look at each other, realize that the ground

shaking was crescendoing, and building up, and they

made the right decision in almost all cases by getting

20 out of the dangerous structures and running out into the

open area. Thus, education, and a bit of luck is the

answer to why so many people survived.”

    Doctor Mooney contrasted that with the Haitian

quake, which split open the hard rock beneath the capital

25 Port Au Prince within seconds. Buildings collapsed

instantly, giving people no time to escape.

    Despite the relatively low loss of life in Chile,

Dr Mooney said the country must learn from this disaster,

particularly with regards to building along the coast. Many

30 of those who died were killed not by the quake, but by

the tsunamis that followed it, which swept away coastal

villages.

    And the geophysicists said that even if Chile took

precautions, it would remain highly vulnerable to

35 earthquakes. They said that the north of the country was

a particular worry. It hasn’t suffered a big quake for around

a hundred years and is probably due for one soon, they

said.

LONG, Gideon. Earthquake science. Disponível em: . Acesso em: 6 jun. 2010. 

When compared to Haiti’s earthquake, the quake’s build-up in Chile

TEXTO:

Earthquake science

 

 

    A team of scientists say they can explain why many

more people died in the earthquake in Haiti compared to

the much larger quake in Chile.

    The geophysicists, from the U.S. Geological Survey

5 and from Harvard University, said that strict building

regulations in Chile had undoubtedly saved lives. The

country has a long history of earthquakes and as a

consequence has some of the toughest building codes

in the world.

10    But Doctor Walter Mooney, who’s studied dozens

of earthquakes around the globe, said there were also

other factors behind the relatively low death toll: “First

and foremost, people are used to earthquakes in Chile

and so they did know that they have to evacuate from

15 dangerous structures. Secondly, this earthquake had a

slow and gradual build-up.They had some 20 or 30

seconds to look at each other, realize that the ground

shaking was crescendoing, and building up, and they

made the right decision in almost all cases by getting

20 out of the dangerous structures and running out into the

open area. Thus, education, and a bit of luck is the

answer to why so many people survived.”

    Doctor Mooney contrasted that with the Haitian

quake, which split open the hard rock beneath the capital

25 Port Au Prince within seconds. Buildings collapsed

instantly, giving people no time to escape.

    Despite the relatively low loss of life in Chile,

Dr Mooney said the country must learn from this disaster,

particularly with regards to building along the coast. Many

30 of those who died were killed not by the quake, but by

the tsunamis that followed it, which swept away coastal

villages.

    And the geophysicists said that even if Chile took

precautions, it would remain highly vulnerable to

35 earthquakes. They said that the north of the country was

a particular worry. It hasn’t suffered a big quake for around

a hundred years and is probably due for one soon, they

said.

LONG, Gideon. Earthquake science. Disponível em: . Acesso em: 6 jun. 2010. 

Fill in the parentheses with T (True) or F (False).
Scientists say that many more people died in the earthquake in Haiti than in the one in Chile because:

( ) Chile’s strong rules about building improve its population safety.
( ) Although Haiti’s building structures are solid, its population lacks education.
( ) As earthquakes are very common in Chile, its population follows the correct procedure when they occur.
( ) People in Haiti hardly had any time to get out of dangerous situations during the quake.

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