The Dust Bowl

What type of electricity was created during a dust storm?

• hydroelectric

• magnetic

• solar

• static

How many jackrabbits were estimated to live in Kansas during the Dust Bowl?

• 1,000,000

• 200,000

• 8,000,000

• 10,000,000

Why were people afraid to eat jackrabbits?

• Polio

• Mumps

• Tularemia.

• Pneumonia

What was the epidemic of breathing dust called?

• Dust Flu

• Mumps

• Dust Pneumonia

• Dust Measles

What year did the dust bowl begin?

• 1930

• 1931

• 1934

• 1932

What human activity was a part of the cause of the dust bowl?

• Baseball

• over plowing

• driving

• horse racing

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What environmental factor played a part in a cause of the dust bowl?

• drought

• flooding

• tornadoes

• grass growing

How long did the dust bowl last?

• century

• annual

• decade

• 5 yrs.

What did the Civilian Conservation Corps plant to help stop soil erosion?

• wheat

• corn

• trees

• bananas

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What city was the center of the dust bowl?

• Sante Fe

• Oklahoma

• Denver

• Boise