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PBS Dust Bowl Documentary Test

Authored by Becki Koepke

Science, Social Studies

9th - 12th Grade

NGSS covered

Used 3+ times

PBS Dust Bowl Documentary Test
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Choose the answer that best describes the Dust Bowl.

When people get a lot of dust in their plates and bowls.

A period of time where a large part of the US experienced drought and huge dust storms.

When a dust storm came through Lubbock last year.

A general term for when objects become dirty.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Identify a negative consequence of the Dust Bowl on farmers.

Farmers had no consequences

Farmers didn't have to work very hard anymore

Farmers could't pay their bills and possibly lost their farms

Farmers were worried there was too much rain

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Identify a negative consequence of the Dust Bowl on farmers.

Farmers had no consequences

Farmers didn't have to work very hard anymore

Farmers could't pay their bills and possibly lost their farms

Farmers were worried there was too much rain

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What environmental factor played a part in the cause of the Dust Bowl?

Snow

Drought

Hurricane

Rain

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How long did the dust bowl last?

10 years

5 years

30 years

20 years

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many years did it take to create the conditions that led to the dust bowl?

10 years

40-50 years

15-20 years

100 years

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is buffalo grass significant?

It really isn't

The buffalo liked it

It's deep roots hold moisture

It wouldn't grow in the great plains

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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