Natural Disasters & Engineering

What are walls made of concrete that help prevent the overflow of a river?

• stilts

• storm surge

• barrier

• levees

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

A giant swirling bunch of rain clouds and windstorms that start out as small storms over the ocean are called (a)   .

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is land consisting of marshes or swamps called?

• ponds

• oceans

• wetlands

What are a set of posts or piles that supports a building above the ground called?

• stilts

• seawall

• levees

• hurricane

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

A constraint is something that limits what you can do when you are solving a problem.

• false

• true

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

A (a)   is how much money that can be spent.

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NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

What is a giant cement wall along the ocean shore built to block storm surge waves called?

• evaporation

• levees

• seawall

• stilts

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Water that is pushed onto shore by a hurricane is called a ____________________________.

• storm surge

• levees

• constraint

• condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A synonym for the word break open is (a)   .

The height of an area of land above sea level is called its _______________________________.

• breach

• wetlands

• elevation

• constraints