高中英语：unit 4 earthquakes reading a night the earth didn’t sleep 课件 人教版必修1（共23张ppt）.pptVIP

* flood fire typhoon Volcanic eruption snow storm mud-rock sand storm earthquake Why do earthquakes happen? What damage can earthquakes cause? The earth is made up of plates. Earthquakes happen when plates move an touch each other. Make the buildings in ruins Bury people under ruins Block roads… An earthquake measuring(测量) 6.6 on the Richter Scale(里氏震级) hit Tibet on October 6, killing ten people and injuring 54. At least 989 houses lay in ruins . Time: Location: Richter Scale: Deaths: Injuries: Collapsed houses: Economic losses: May 12, 2008 Wenchuan, Sichuan Province 8 over 70,00