Natural Hazard

Rock underground suddenly breaks along a fault causing tectonic movement, causing what natural hazard? 

• Volcanic Eruption 
• Cyclone
• Earthquake
• Hurricane

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is the difference between a natural hazard and a natural disaster? 

• They are exactly the same 
• A hazard is what could happen, a disaster is after it has an impact on humans
• I disaster is what could happen, a hazard is after it has an impact on humans 
• Hurricanes and tsunamis are natural disasters, but earthquakes and volcanoes are hazards

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Strange animal behavior, such as toads fleeing an area, could be an indicator that ____________ is about to occur. 

• a volcanic eruption 
• a tsunami
• a hurricane
• an earthquake

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A seismograph can be used to measure and study what? 

• Volcanic eruptions
• Earthquakes
• Tsunamis
• All of the above

Flooding, property damage, fatalities, and fires are all effects of what natural hazard? 

• Tsunamis and Earthquakes
• Volcanoes and Tornados
• Hurricanes and Earthquakes
• Tsunamis and Hurricanes

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A tiltmeter is a tool used to study what? 

• Tsunamis
• Earthquakes
• Volcanoes
• Hurricanes

Scientists can predict exactly when a volcanic eruption will occur. 

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Reshaping new land, debris avalanches, destroyed forests, and death to many animals are all effects of what natural hazard? 

• Hurricane
• Earthquake
• Volcanic Eruption
• Tsunami

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the best way to collect data from a hurricane? 

• satellite images 
• flying an airplane into the storm
• ocean buoys
• ground stations 

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which natural hazard is a series of large ocean waves?

• Earthquakes

• Tornadoes

• Tsunamis

• Tropical Cyclones

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