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natural disasters

disasters from space

manmade disasters

solar flare

nuclear accident

global warming

hurricane

meteor strike

flood

volcano eruption

The damage caused by the Russian meteorite ___.

1. could have been much worse
2. was huge
3. was greatly reduced by the early warning system
4. was much worse than the one in Siberia one hundred years ago

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

1. there was another, related, asteroid event
2. there was another, unrelated, asteroid event
3. scientists realised that an even bigger asteroid could hit Earth
4. scientists issued a warning for 2046

Experts say that comets and asteroids could ___.

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

Earth has been relatively safe thanks to ___.

1. pure luck
2. luck and the protective force of another planet from our solar system
3. early warning systems set up by NASA
4. luck and our position in relation to the sun

Scientists say ___.

1. it is impossible to monitor all the potential hazards
2. we are not in any danger for the moment
3. a meteorite is likely to hit Earth sooner or later
4. their early warning systems will protect us

When the meteorite exploded on 15 February 2013, many people were ______________ by
falling glass.

1. injured
2. flattened
3. wiped out

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

1. struck
2. spot
3. monitor

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

1. caused
2. wiped out
3. crossed

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

1. struck
2. monitored
3. crossed
4. caused

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

1. spot
2. monitor