Earth and Human Activity Vocab Review

Natural processes or phenomena that may cause widespread injury, death, and property damage.

• Natural Resource

• Natural Hazard

• Natural Disaster

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Widespread injury, death, and property damage caused by a natural hazard.

• Natural Hazard

• Natural Resource

• Natural Disaster

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which of the following is a "geologic hazard?"

• Tornado

• Hurricane

• Earthquake

• Drought

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which of the following is a "weather related hazard"?

• Volcano

• Tornado

• Earthquake

• Tsunami

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

To reduce the severity or impact of something.

• Recycle

• Natural Disaster

• Extinct

• Mitigate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Any natural material or energy source used by humans; such as water, petroleum, minerals, forests and animals.

• Natural Resource

• Natural Hazard

• Natural Disaster

• Pollution

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

The warming of the surface and lower atmosphere of the Earth that occurs when water vapor, carbon dioxide, and other gases absorb and reradiate energy.

• Global warming

• Heating

• Greenhouse Effect

• Atmospheric Warming

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

A natural resource that can be replaced at the same rat at which it is consumed.

• Natural Resource

• Renewable Resource

• Nonrenewable Resource

• Nonregenerative Resource

A resource that is formed at a rate that is much slower than the rate at which the resource is consumed.

• Natural Resource

• Renewable Resource

• Nonrenewable Resource

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

An unwanted change in the environment caused by substances or forms of energy.

• Natural Hazard

• Pollution

• Population

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3