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

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

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

Which natural hazard is NOT impacted by tectonic plates?

• Earthquakes

• Tornadoes

• Volcanoes

• Tsunamis

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

In the United States, which region would you most likely NOT find a tornado?

• The South

• The Midwest

• The Great Plains

• The West Coast

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which natural hazard is caused by tectonic plates sliding past each other?

• Earthquakes

• Volcanic Eruption

• Floods

• Landslides

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What causes damage in a hurricane?

• Winds
• Flooding
• Storm Surge
• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

According to the data in the image, the city least likely to experience a snow hazard in the future is

• Escanaba, more snowfall

• Traverse City, more snowfall

• Escanaba, less snowfall

• Traverse City, less snowfall

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Some hazards provide people more or less time to prepare. Rank the following hazards from most to least time to prepare for the hazard.

• Earthquake, tornado, hurricane, flood

• Hurricane, flood, tornado, earthquake

• Flood, Hurricane, earthquake, tornado

• Tornado, earthquake, hurricane, flood