Natural Hazards

“With power lines down in Haiti, people were cut off from the news for days after the storm struck on Tuesday - and had yet to hear that a presidential election due to take place this weekend had been postponed. Virtually all of Jeremie's corrugated-iron homes have been destroyed, with only a few concrete buildings left standing. "It was as if someone had a remote control and just kept turning the wind up higher and higher," Carmine Luc, a 22-year-old woman, told AFP news agency. "When the roof of my house blew off, I clung to a wall with my left hand, and with my right I held on with all my strength to my three-year-old child - who was screaming." Brown mud from overflowing rivers covered the ground causing flooding and mudslides.”

The above quote describes which type of natural disaster?

• Hurricane

• Tornado

• Tsunami

• Earthquake

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

“The disastrous storm spanned nearly 400 miles and brought devastating winds of 100-140 mph and caused roughly $100 billion in damage. The _________ affected roughly 90,000 square miles of the country and is remembered as America's most devastating natural disaster since the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Just days after a ___________ ravaged New Orleans, the Bush administration, FEMA and local officials were under fire. In the aftermath of the event, the president alleged that nobody had anticipated the breach of New Orleans’ levees.”

The above quote describes which type of natural disaster?

• Hurricane

• Tornado

• Tsunami

• Wildfire

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What does the Pacific Tsunami Warning System use to detect tsunamis?

• Radio signals in the air

• Ripples in the water

• Sensors on the ocean floor

• Behavior of marine animals

Hurricanes gather ______________ and _______________ through contact with the warm ocean waters.

• sand and dust

• fish and plants

• heat and sunlight

• heat and energy

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Wildfires can be beneficial

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which of the following natural disasters is least likely to occur in Maryland?

• Hurricane

• Volcanic eruption

• Tornado

• Blizzard

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

In early February of 2010 a blizzard warning was issued twice for what would later be called "Snowmageddon," in which two blizzards only 5 days apart dropped 50 inches of snow on Baltimore. When a blizzard warning is issued this means...

• a winter storm is possible in your area. Avoid unnecessary travel.

• strong winds, blinding snow and dangerous wind chill are expected. Seek shelter immediately.

• a storm is headed for your area. Stay indoors during the storm.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What are the MAIN contributing factors of hurricanes?

• low pressure area over cold oceans

• low pressure area over warm oceans

• high pressure area over cold oceans

• high pressure area over warm oceans

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Storm surge is a big concern for the coastal areas of Maryland during a hurricane. What is "storm surge?"

• When the hurricane makes landfall

• When hurricanes drop large amounts of rain over a small area

• When the sea level rises at the coastline due to a hurricane

• When the hurricane generates a large number of thunderstorms

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

In the afternoon of May 27th, 2018, after over 8 inches of rain fell in a span of two hours, the historic Main Street in Ellicott City, Maryland was flooded. This is what meteorologist would call a flash flood. Although both can happen in Maryland, how is a flash flood different from a regular flood?

• Flash floods happen within a short period of time and often catch people off guard.

• Flash floods happen gradually and last for days and sometimes weeks.

• Flash floods only happen during thunderstorms.

• There are no differences.