Unit 8 Natural Disasters

a tornado is caused by ___________ and _________ winds colliding

• hurricane + tsunami

• warm air + cold air

• cold air + cold air

• warm air + warm air

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A powerful wave caused by movement of ocean water after an earthquake, landslide, or an eruption.

• Earthquake

• blizzard

• flood

• tsunami

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

When would a wildfire become a natural disaster?

• When it burns dead and decadent wood on the ground.

• When it allows the regrowth of aspen stands

• When it causes widespread injury, death, and property damage

• When it forms a fire whirl

Hurricanes are causes by

• collision of warm air and cold air.
• seasonal shifts in the wind
• warm waters creating low pressure areas causing warm air to rise.
• warm air rising over cold air

The area indicated in the map is often hit by

• earth quakes
• tornadoes
• blizzards
• hurricanes

What causes an earthquake?

• the earth's mantle moves
• tectonic plates vibrate
• tectonic plates move apart
• tectonic plates rub against each other

Floods happen when_________

• too much snow and winds are present
• too much rain in a short period of time
• too much rain in mountains

• too much rain inside a cave

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

Which natural disaster is a storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean?

• Tornado
• Hurricane
• Blizzards
• Landslide

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which natural disaster can cause a tsunami to happen? 

• Tornado
• Tsunami
• Hurricane
• Earthquake

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which natural disaster is a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall; a shortage of water resulting from this?

• Flood
• Blizzards
• Drought
• Hurricane

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4