Natural Disasters

What do the lines on this map represent?

• volcanoes
• earthquakes
• plate boundaries
• travel routes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which of these natural disasters tend to occur near plate boundaries?

• volcanoes
• earthquakes
• both of these
• none of these

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What causes tsunamis?

• whales
• wind
• earthquakes
• thunderstorms

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which of these is NOT a characteristic of a natural disaster?

• humans can stop them

• difficult to predict

• cause damage

• humans can lessen impact

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Why do so many volcanoes and earthquakes happen along plate boundaries?

• plates move and shift
• bad weather in these areas
• coincidence
• none of these

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is this natural disaster?

• Tsunami

• Flood

• Wildfire

• I don't know

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is this natural disaster?

• Flood

• Earthquake

• Tsunami

• Landslide

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is this natural disaster?

• Huricane

• Landslide

• Earthquake

• Avalanche

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What causes an Earthquake?

• Tectonic plates in the Earth moving and sliding.

• Giants racing across the Earth.

• Masses of people jumping up and down all at once.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which word means "to move quickly out of a dangerous place?"

• debris

• infer

• protect

• evacuate