Natural Hazards

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

• Tsunamis and Earthquakes

• Volcanoes and Tornadoes

• Hurricanes and Earthquakes

• Tsunamis and Hurricanes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Scientists can predict exactly when a volcanic eruption will occur.

• True

• False

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

• Tsunami

• Earthquake

• Cyclone

• Drought

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The most common cause of flooding is....

• Waves

• High tide

• Leaking Sewage

• Heavy rainfall

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Major geological event that occurs when paltes shift suddenly and release stored energy; a frequent occurance along all types of plate boundaries.

• Earthquake

• Flood

• Tsunami

• Hurricane

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Violent storms that form over warm ocean waters bringing intense winds and rainfall.

• Tornado

• Tsunami

• Hurricane

• Thunderstorm

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A huge wave caused by an earthquake

• Tornado

• Tsunami

• Hurricane

• Thunderstorm

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Nature can start forest fires with

• wind

• rain

• lightening

• thunderstorms

Identify this catastrophic event

• Tornado

• Tsunami

• Hurricane

• WIldfire

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The safest place to be during a thunderstorm is under a tree

• True

• False