Natural Disasters Pre-assessment

List all the types of natural disasters you can think of.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which natural disasters occur where we live?

• Tornado

• Flood

• Hurricane

• Tsunami

• Earthquake

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What do tornadoes and hurricanes have in common?

• They both form over the ocean.

• They both involve strong winds.

• They are both types of tropical storms.

• They both include funnel-shaped clouds.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is the most common cause of tsunamis?

• Underwater earthquakes

• Monsoon rains

• Storm surges

• Tropical cyclones

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Hurricanes forms over:

• Land

• Water

• Mountains

• Lakes

What forms when warm moist air mixes with cool dry air?

• Hurricane

• Tornado

• Tsunami

• Thunderstorm

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

This is a picture of a

• tornado

• flood

• hurricane

• earthquake

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

This is an example of a

• hurricane

• tornado

• windstorm

• wildfire

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Wildfires can be both natural disasters and human caused disasters.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

We can predict when a hurricane is going to come.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2