Natural Disasters Quiz

Match the natural disaster with it's definition

• A tropical cyclone storm in...

• Cyclone

• A tropical storm in the Indian ocean...

• Hurricane

• Winds in Asia that bring wetness in...

• Typhoon

• A tropical storm with winds blowing...

• Monsoon

• A hole in the ground that is formed...

• Sinkhole

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A sudden shaking of the

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Point to where hurricanes are typically found

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Point to where you'd find a monsoon

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Identify the causes and effects of hurricanes

Groups:

(a) Cause

,

(b) Effect

• high winds

• heavy rain

• flooding

• hot air and cold air coming together

• storm in the atlantic ocean

• destruction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Main character's name in "I Survived: Hurricane Katrina"

• Barry

• Ben

• Blake

• Brad

Name of the dog that was rescued in "I Survived: Hurricane Katrina"

• Cruz

• Crew

• Creed

• Cray

Draw the image in your mind when you think of the "I Survived: Hurricane Katrina" book that was read to you.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The three ​major problems with people taking shelter in the ​ (a)   were: ​ (b)   no food, and ​ (c)   . However, it was the only ​ (d)   in New Orleans that could stand winds ​ (e)   category 3.

• Superdome
• no air conditioning
• no pets
• building
• higher than
• category 5
• people dying
• Supervent
• house
• lower than

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is a natural disaster?

• high winds

• cutting down a tree

• when terrible things happen in nature

• going fishing

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2