WRS Natural Hazards

What technologies currently exist to mitigate the effect of hurricanes?

• There is currently no technology 
• Build buildings in circles with surrounding walls 
• Build buildings out of renewable resources 
• Elevate buildings and cities; build flood walls 

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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

Why is it beneficial to be able to predict when and where natural hazards will occur? 

• Communities can be notified to evacuate 
• So that we can stop them from happening again 
• So that scientists know where to go in order to study them 
• So that we can harness their power for renewable energy

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A huge undersea earthquake off the Alaskan coastline could produce what natural hazard? 

• Tsunami 
• Cyclone 
• Hurricane 
• Drought 

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

This map shows tornado activity in the United States between 1950 and 1998. Based on the data provided by this map, which of the following cities would be most likely to experience a tornado with a rating of F3 or greater in the next year?

• Phoenix, Arizona

• Topeka, Kansas

• Orlando, Florida

• Columbia, South Carolina

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Humans can reduce the effects of natural hazards by

• by identifying and avoiding high-risk locations

• by improving construction methods where they live

• by developing warning systems

• All of the above (choose this if ALL are correct and not the others)

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2