Identifying Natural Disasters from Descriptions

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Read the speech bubble and answer the question. Tony (in a speech bubble pointing to a photo of people planting a tree): Rain, earthquakes and volcanoes are the main reasons for this disaster. Some parts of the soil move from one place to another. Planting trees can prevent this natural disaster. Which of the following disasters is Tony talking about? A) (image of an earthquake) B) (image of a flood) C) (image of a landslide) D) (image of a volcano)

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Hi Yağız, let's solve this natural disasters question together. We need to figure out which disaster Tony is describing in his speech bubble. Let's look closely at Tony's clues. He mentions that rain, earthquakes, and volcanoes are the causes, but pay attention to the description of the disaster itself. His first clue, that soil moves from one place to another, describes a landslide or soil erosion. His second clue is very important. He says planting trees can prevent it. This is because tree roots hold the soil tightly together, which stops it from sliding down hillsides when it rains or during an earthquake. Now, let's evaluate our options. Option A shows an earthquake, which causes the ground to crack. While earthquakes can cause landslides, they aren't the movement of soil itself described here.

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