An earthquake in Israel is only a matter of time
Lesson Brief
NRG
In this article, NRG interviewed a University of Haifa professor who is an expert on natural disasters. During the interview, the professor explains the science behind earthquakes and the risks of an earthquake in Israel. According to the article, the last earthquake in Israel occurred in 1927, which resulted in hundreds of deaths in Nablus, Jericho, and Jerusalem.
Additional Vocabulary:
בְּעִקבוֹת | after | סִלְסוּלִים | frills |
רֵעוּתה | (here) the other | ||
לְהָעִיד , מֵעִיד | To testify, attest | ||
נְתוּנִים | data | ||
לִשְׁקוֹעַ , שקעו | To sink, they sank | ||
שִׁכְבָה , שְׁכָבוֹת | Layer(s) |
Click and Match
- to be discharged, is discharged (f)
- לְהִיפָּלֵט , נִפְלֶטֶת
- dangerous
- מְסוּכָּן , מְסוּכֶּנֶת
- to calm things down
- לְהַרְגִּיעַ את הרוּחוֹת , מַרְגִּיעַ
- flood(s)
- שִׁטָּפוֹן , שִׁטְּפוֹנוֹת
- the needle moves
- המַחַט זָזָה
- strength
- עוֹצְמָה
- to occur, it occurred (m)
- לְהִתְחוֹלֵל , הִתְחוֹלֵל
- to happen, it will happen (f)
- לְהִתְרָחֵשׁ , תִּתְרָחֵשׁ
- earthquakes
- רַעֲשֵׁי אֲדָמָה
- significance
- מַשְׁמָעוּת