Natural Disasters

Which of the following is not a natural disaster?

• tornado

• hurricane

• tsunami

• car accident

Giant storms that begin at sea and sometimes crash into land are called?

• hurricanes

• tornadoes

• avalanches

• mudslides

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Giant ocean-going waves that are caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruptions are called?

• hurricanes

• volcanoes

• tsunamis

• tornadoes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

If an earthquake begins to happen, the safest place to be is:

• underground

• in a doorway

• next to a window

• laying on the floor

A device that uses special weights and magnetic fields to measure and amplify the tiniest movements of the ground is called a?

• audiograph

• choreograph

• telegraph

• seismograph

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS2-1

Which natural disaster occurs over 1,000 times each day and is usually too small for people to notice?

• earthquakes

• hurricanes

• tsunamis

• floods

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The name of the scale used to describe hurricanes.

• saffir-simpson

• seismograph

• telegraph

• richter scale

The moving of the Earth's crust out from an epicenter like ripples.

• storm surge

• hurricane

• tsunami

• earthquake

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The number of feet the ocean rises above normal high tide during a hurricane.

• hurricane

• storm surge

• tsunami

• earthquake

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A giant, spinning ocean-born storm.

• earthquake

• hurricane

• storm surge

• tsunami

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2