Catastrophic Events vocab & ques.

What causes damage in a hurricane?

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

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

• hurricane
• flood
• tsunami
• wildfire

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The arrows represent  air rising from the ocean to the atmosphere Rising warm air leads to the formation of

• Tsunamis
• High Tides
• Hurricanes
• Density Currents

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Which of these is NOT an impact to the ecosystem after a hurricane?

• Fires throughout the area

• Poor water quality in the area

• Erosion of beaches

• Massive flooding

A recent flood in the area has caused many short term changes to the ecosystem. Which is a long term change?

• Standing water in the streets and sewers
• Temporary displacement of organisms
• Permanent change in the landscape
• Poor water quality in rivers and streams

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Which type of natural disaster caused this damage?

• Mudslides
• Wildfire
• Earthquake
• Tornado

Which type of natural disaster caused this damage?

• Flood
• Volcano eruption
• Drought
• Flooding

Which type of natural disaster caused this damage?

• Earthquake
• Flood
• Hurricane 
• Thunderstorm 

Which type of natural disaster caused this damage?

• Flood

• Hurricane

• Avalanche

• Wildfire

A long high sea wave caused by an underwater Earthquake, landslide or underwater volcanic

• Typhoon
• Flood
• Tornado
• Tsunami