7.8 A. Catastrophic Events

What causes damage in a hurricane?

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

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Where are hurricanes most likely to do the most damage?

• Near the coast
• In the forest
• In a desert
• On the North Pole

Where do hurricanes form?

• In a river or stream
• Over the ocean
• At plate boundaries
• Under the Earth

What catastrophic event would be of greatest risk to a grassland?

• hurricane
• flood
• tsunami
• wildfire

What catastrophic event would be of greatest risk to a coastal area?

• hurricane
• drought
• none of the above
• all of the above

How are tsunamis generated?

• generated from earthquakes
• generated from tornadoes
• generated from crazy people

what is this

• tornado 
• landslide
• typhoon 
• hurricane

Caused by an unusually large amount of water for an area

• Earthquake
• Flood
• Drought
• Volcano

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A large storm associated with low pressure, forms over water

• Tornado
• Hurricane
• Tsunami
• Meteor

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This catastrophic event starts by lightening or a camper...

• Volcano
• Tornado
• Wildfire
• Drought

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