Natural Disasters and Engineering

The amount of money available to spend on something, such as a project or activity.

• Constraint

• Budget

• Levee

• Elevation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

A limitation that restricts or dictates what can be done in a given situation.

• Sea Wall

• Storm Surge

• Budget

• Constraint

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

The height of a geographical location or a structure above a certain reference point, such as sea level.

• Natural Disaster

• Elevation

• Engineer

• Budget

A professional who applies scientific knowledge and practical skills to design and create solutions to various problems or challenges.

• Engineer

• Natural Hazard

• Evaporation

• Hurricane

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

The process in which a liquid, such as water, transforms into a gaseous state, typically due to heating.

• Seawall

• Constraint

• Evaporation

• Budget

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

An overflow of water onto land that is usually dry, often caused by heavy rainfall or the overflow of bodies of water.

• Seawall

• Flood

• Natural Hazard

• Storm Surge

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A severe tropical storm characterized by strong winds, heavy rainfall, and often causing widespread destruction.

• Natural Disaster

• Levee

• Flood

• Hurricane

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A barrier or embankment constructed to prevent the overflow of water from a RIVER or other body of water.

• Levee

• Hurricane

• Seawall

• Elevation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

The adverse effects on human society resulting from a natural hazard, such as a landslide, earthquake, hurricane, or wildfire.

• Hurricane

• Natural Hazard

• Flood

• Natural Disaster

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

An event or phenomenon in nature, such as a landslide, earthquake, hurricane, or wildfire, that poses a threat to human life and property.

• Elevation

• Flood

• Natural Hazard

• Seawall

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2