Natural Disasters

Choose the true statement.

• volcanoes and wildfires both enrich the soil

• wildfires and flooding both produce dangerous smoke

• tornadoes and hurricanes both form over land

California's fault line places it on the "Ring of Fire". In some places, it also has hot, dry, windy summers. What natural disasters are likely to happen there?

• earthquakes and wildfires

• tornadoes and hurricanes

• earthquakes and flooding

• wildfires and tornadoes

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Choose the true statement.

• volcanoes and wildfires both enrich the soil

• wildfires and flooding both produce dangerous smoke

• tornadoes and hurricanes both form over land

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which is true?

• a tsunami can cause flooding

• a tornado can cause an earthquake

• a hurricane can cause a tornado

• a volcano can cause a hurricane

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Which is false?

• an earthquake can cause a tsunami

• a hurricane can cause flooding

• a tsunami can cause flooding

• a wildfire can cause an earthquake

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In Kansas, hot air from the south meets cold air from the north over flat land. There is no ocean nearby, and summers are hot and dry. what natural disaster are you most likely to see?

• hurricanes and wildfires

• wildfires and tornadoes

• tornadoes and volcanoes

• hurricanes and volcanoes

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Which continent gets the most tornadoes every year?

• North America

• South America

• Asia

• Africa

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Which type of natural disaster is also called a "typhoon" or "cyclone"?

• tornado

• hurricane

• tsunami

• volcano

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Which type of natural disaster can actually form new islands?

• volcanoes

• hurricanes

• flooding

• tsunamis

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Which THREE natural disasters are more common in the Ring of Fire?

• earthquakes

• volcanoes

• tornadoes

• tsunamis

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