Natural Disasters-4th Grade

Which of the following is not a natural disaster?

• tornado

• hurricane

• tsunami

• car accident

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

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

• hurricanes

• tornadoes

• avalanches

• mudslides

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

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

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 scale from 1 to 10, used for measuring the strength of an earthquake.

• saffir-simpson scale

• richter scale

• earthquake scale

• seismograph

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A device for measuring the degrees of movement in the Earth.

• seismograph

• richter scale

• saffir-simpson scale

• earthquake scale

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The Saffir-Simpson scale includes storm surge, damage and ________.

• wind direction

• wind speed

• hurricanes

• earthquakes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A funnel-shaped storm, with winds up to 300 mph.

• hurricane

• tsunami

• tornado

• storm surge

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5