Catastrophic Events Part 3

Where are hurricanes most likely to do the most damage?

• Near the coast

• In the forest

• In a desert

• On the North pole

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What is the difference between a flash flood and a heavy rainfall?

• A flood is followed by strong winds

• A flood brings salt water onto shore

• A flood can strike quickly not allowing organsims to flee.

• A flood increases the areas where trees can grow

A large storm associated with low pressure, forms over water is called...

• Flood
• Hurricane
• Tsunami 
• Blizzard

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When lava or ash spew from a mountain vent, what catastrophic event does this describe? 

• Volcano 
• Drought
• Wildfire
• Meteor

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What catastrophic event does this picture depict? 

• Tsunami
• Tornado
• Hurricane
• Earthquake

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What is a positive effect following a forest fire?

•  it provides heat for mammals in winter

• it increases annual rainfall by forming more clouds

• it clears underbrush to allow new plants to grow

• . it drives away predators that eat smaller animals

    . Which of the following best explains how a hurricane might affect an ecosystem on the Texas coast?

• The ecosystem would experience flooding, uprooted trees and animals would be killed or displaced

• The ecosystem would experience some rain and flooding, trees would be standing and the animals would swim

• People would be displaced, but the animals and plants would remain

• After the flood waters recede or go down, everything will return back to the way it was before

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Populations of migratory birds often decrease when a hurricane passes through an area. The most reasonable explanation for this is that -

• Hurricanes cause large numbers of flocks to veer off course during migration, and birds do not have enough energy to reach their nesting grounds.

• Hurricanes increase debris along shorelines, making birds unable to locate one another during breeding seasons.

• Protected areas along the shores get destroyed, increasing predation on birds by aquatic species

• Clouds block sunlight for so long, that the plants that migrating birds eat die off.

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Suppose pressure along a fault line builds up.  Eventually the rocks along the fault shift positions. What will be the effect of this event?

• a hot spot will form

• a tsunami will form

• an earthquake will occur

• a tornado will occur

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Which natural disaster comes from powerful thunderstorms and appears as rotating, funnel-shaped clouds?

• Hurricanes

• Earthquake

• Tornadoes

• Floods

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