Why is My Classroom Shaking?

Why is My Classroom Shaking? 

Imagine you are in school, learning about different types of rocks when all of a sudden the classroom starts shaking and books start falling off the shelves. Your teacher tells you to bend down and cover your head. You are scared and have no idea what is happening. The shaking only lasts for 15 seconds but it feels longer. The shaking finally stops and you are able to run out of the school building to safety. Outside, your teacher tells you that you just experienced an earthquake. 

An earthquake is a sudden and violent shaking of the ground. This sudden shaking is caused by plate tectonics moving either next to each other, away from each other or towards each other. Earthquakes can cause major damage to any area it hits. Recently, an Earthquake occurred on the coast of Alaska. Some buildings were damaged because of the shaking. After the Earthquake hit, there was a Tsunami warning for the entire west coast of the United States. Thankfully, no one was hurt in this  natural disaster. 

Vocabulary 

1.  Sudden (adjective): occurring very quickly without a warning 

2. Shaking (verb): to rock back and forth 

3. Earthquake (noun): a strong shaking of the ground

4. Violent (adjective):  to use very strong and harsh force

5. Plate Tectonics (noun): large blocks of rock that make up the surface of Earth

6. Damage (noun): serious harm caused to something

7. Alaska (noun): The last state to become a part of the United States of America.It is located North West the West coast of the United States.

8. Tsunami (noun): a tall, wide wave that is caused by an Earthquake

9. Natural Disaster (noun): a damaging event caused by nature. Some examples are floods and Earthquakes 

Vocabulary Exercise 

 Match the word on the left to the definition on the right.


1. Tsunami                                                    A.  serious harm caused to something                               


2. Shaking                                                     B.  a damaging event caused by nature. Some examples                                                                          are floods and Earthquakes
                                  

3. Sudden                                                      C.  to use very strong and harsh force


4. Natural Disaster                                        D.  a tall, wide wave that is caused by an Earthquake


5. Alaska                                                       E.  a strong shaking of the ground                           


6. Plate Tectonics                                          F.  to rock back and forth


7. Damage                                                    G.  occurring very quickly without a warning.


8. Violent                                                      H. large blocks of rock that make up the surface of Earth


9.  Earthquake                                               I.  The last state to become a part of the United States of                                                                          America.It is located North West the West coast of the                                                                            United States. 

Grammar Point

In this blog, articles are used to modify or change a noun. There are three articles that are used. These are: a, an, the.

Grammar Exercise: 

Fill in the sentences below the correct article. Below is an example.

Ex: For my birthday, I want     a     cat. 

1. With my lunch, I want __________ sandwich with some chips. 

2. Yesterday, the students asked me if they could take __________ test tomorrow. 

3. On Earth, scientists study ____________ layers of Earth. 

4. Last week, Ms. D was sick. She had to see ___________ doctor to get some medicine. 

5. English is ___________ form of language used to communicate with other people. 

6. My dad bought ___________ awful present for my mom for her birthday. 

7. ____________ bird made ____________ amazing nest next to my bedroom window. 

8. Bruno Mars received _____________ record of the year at the Grammys award show this year. 

9. ____________ student was sent to ___________ principal's office for cheating on their test.

10. Would you like __________ pasta with sauce or _____________ amazing piece of chocolate cake?

Extra Links

Below are links about Earthquakes:

This link shows you what Earthquakes have occured today and where they occured:
https://earthquaketrack.com/p/united-states/alaska/recent

This link is an article about the Earthquake that recently occured in Alaska:
https://www.usgs.gov/news/january-23-2018-m79-gulf-alaska-earthquake-and-tsunami