Natural Hazards Review

People who live where there are lots of hurricanes build tall walls near the ocean. This helps to protect them from which thing that happens during a hurricane?

• Dark Sky

• Strong Winds

• Tall Waves

• Lots of Rain

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

People sometimes put metal rods on the top of houses. These protect the houses from lightning during thunderstorms. These rods are most helpful in places where there are lots of–

• Thunderstorms

• Houses

• Metal

• People

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Scientists tested four house roofs. They want to see which roof protected people best. They saw what happened to the roofs when the winds blew.

• A

• B

• C

• D

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

A lightning rod protects a building when lightning strikes it. The best way to decide if a lightning rod works correctly is to put it on a building and see if–

• the lightning rod does not break during a very strong thunderstorm.

• the building can use the lightning rod to make energy.

• the lightning rod is the tallest part of the building.

• lightning strikes the building but does not hurt the building.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

Merit

• Direct effect of change

• Dangerous events caused by weather

• Series or groups of events that occur naturally

• Value or goodness of something

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Design solution

• Value or goodness of something

• An answer to a problem that is the result of a thought-out plan

• Dangerous events caused by weather

• Direct effect of change

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

Natural processes

• Series or groups of events that occur naturally

• Direct effect of change

• Value or goodness of something

• Dangerous events caused by weather

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Impact

• Value or goodness of something

• Dangerous events caused by weather

• Direct effect of change

• An answer to a problem that is the result of a thought-out plan

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Weather-related hazards

• Series or groups of events that occur naturally

• Dangerous events caused by weather

• Direct effect of change

• An answer to a problem that is the result of a thought-out plan

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Natural processes occur during ___________________________ ________________, like volcanic eruptions, hurricanes, or tornadoes.

• Merit

• Weather-related hazards

• Impact

• Design solution

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5