Natural Disasters-ESS-Week 5

What is a natural disaster?

• A natural disaster is an event that causes suffering or loss and is brought on by nature.

• A natural disaster is an event in which people can cause and do damage over a huge area.

• A natural disaster is an event that happens over a long period of time. Damage is done slow and devastating.

• A natural disaster is an event that will only cause devastation to areas located on or near water.

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How has technology helped provide relief from natural disasters?

• Carrying around computers to ask people to donate for relief has been a successful way to use technology to provide relief from natural disasters.

• Cellphones helped provide relief from natural disasters because people could send a text message to donate money.

• Playing video games helped people raise money for natural disaster relief.

• Social media (Facebook and Twitter) could help raise money for natural disasters.

Which of the following is NOT a natural disaster?

• hurricane

• tsunami

• car accident

• tornado

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

• hurricanes

• tornadoes

• avalanches

• mudslides

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Giant ocean-going waves that are caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruptions are called _____.

• tsunamis

• hurricanes

• volcanoes

• tornadoes

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If an earthquake begins to happen, the safest place to be is?

• Underground

• In a doorway

• Next to a window

• Laying on the floor

A device that uses special weights and magnetic fields to measure and amplify the tiniest movements of the ground is called _____.

• audiograph

• choreograph

• telegraph

• seismograph

Which natural disaster occurs over 1,000 times each day and is usually too small for people to notice?

• Hurricanes

• Earthquakes

• Tsunamis

• Floods

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Which natural disaster starts in the ocean and has high winds?

• Hurricane

• Storm surge

• Flood

• Volcano

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Which natural disaster does not start in the ocean, but has high winds?

• Hurricane

• Tsunami

• Storm surge

• Tornado