Catastrophic Event

What catastrophic event results in destruction along a narrow path?

• a volcanic eruption
• a tsunami
• a hurricane
• a tornado

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what is this

• tornado 
• landslide
• typhoon 
• hurricane

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What causes damage in a hurricane?

• Winds
• Flooding
• Storm Surge
• All of the above

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Which storms have the strongest winds?

• hailstorms
• tornadoes
• earthquakes
• hurricanes

• Caused by an asteroid or meteor entering the Earth's atmosphere and hitting the Earth.
• Caused by shift in the Earth's tectonic plates
• Caused by rotation and convection currents rising up over warm ocean water
• Sometimes created when two air masses with different temperatures meet

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• Caused by an asteroid or meteor entering the Earth's atmosphere and hitting the Earth.
• Caused by shift in the Earth's tectonic plates
• Caused by rotation and convection currents rising up over warm ocean water
• Sometimes created when two air masses with different temperatures meet

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• Usually the result of human negligence, but can also be caused by lightning
• Created by a weakness in the Earth's crust.  Magma rises up from mantle
• Storm surge causes massive flooding.  Wind damage causes structural damage to homes and businesses
• High winds cause destruction to everything in its path.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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A sudden shift in the earth's crust is called a...

• Earthquake 
• Volcano 
• Tsunami
• Flood

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Debris from space is called...

• Tornado 
• Wildfire
• Volcano 
• Meteor

A spinning funnel cloud which causes much destruction is called a...

• Tornado 
• Earthquake
• Tsunami 
• Hurricane 

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