Earth Systems - Natural Disasters

Which of the following are massive storms with powerful winds and heavy rain?

• Hurricanes

• Blizzards

• Earthquakes

• Volcanoes

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Tsunamis are massive waves that are caused by earthquake and volcanic eruptions.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Match the following

• Volcanoe

• Huge waves of water that crash on shore after under water disturbances

• Tsunami

• Happens when part of the solid ground beneath the surface suddenly shifts

• Earthquake

• A small storm formed over land that usually only last for a few minutes

• Hurricane

• Huge Spinning storm that form over warm ocean water

• Tornado

• When Magma beneath the Earth's crust heat and pressure builds and it pushes out

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What are three processes or cycles likely to cause a natural disaster? Each process listed will count for 5 pts each

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is a seismologist and How do they try to predict earthquakes and volcanic eruptions? Explain the process.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which is NOT true about hurricanes ?

• It is a system of violent thunderstorms

• high winds circulate about a central low-pressure area, called the eye

• Air pressure flows from lower pressure towards higher pressure

• air pressure doesn't flow in a straight line , it spirals inwards

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is a storm surge?

• the rise in water level in addition to normal tides as a result of a storm

• the typical height of the high tide

• the total height of water level

• the distance inland from the normal waterline the water floods as a result of a storm

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

_____________ is responsible for most of the damage buildings suffer during earthquakes.

• seismogram

• Mississippi River flowing backwards.

• scientists equipment

• liquefaction

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Richter Scale and Moment Magnitude are similar in that they measure

• energy of the earthquake

• liquefaction

• landslides

• none of the above

Earthquakes occur along

• fence rows

• faults

• tectonic plate boundaries

• faults and tectonic plate boundaries

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