Natural Disasters Review 2 (Lambert)

All wildfires are bad.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

People can help prevent wildfires.

• True

• False

Wildfires need fuel to burn. Select all the things that could be fuel for a fire.

• Houses

• Water

• Trees

• Dry grass

Which U.S. state is known to have many wildfires?

• Canada

• North Carolina

• Michigan

• California

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Where do wildfires take place?

• near the ocean

• in hot and dry forests

• between the earth plates

• under the earth's crust

Flood waters can be dangerous because they...

• can carry away cars and animals

• can make you sick from chemicals and bacteria

• can fill up houses and buildings

• can cause power lines to fall and get wet

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Floods are one of the most common natural disasters throughout the world.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Where do most floods take place?

• behind trees

• on top of a mountain

• in the desert

• in low land near bodies of water

What causes floods? Check ALL that apply.

• too much rainfall

• sudden rapid snowmelt

• dams busting

• God crying

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What always plays the main role in a landslide, no matter how it is started?

• wind

• earthquakes

• gravity

• mud

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4