Unit 5 Q2 Review

What positive impact could a hurricane have on an ecosystem?

• Flooding triggers mudslides or landslides

• Promoting seed scatter of many plant species

• Defoliating tree canopies and uprooting trees

• Stabilizing plants on beaches and dunes are lost

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What effects can a flood have on our water supply?

• Floods destroy drainage systems causing raw sewage and other toxic chemicals to spill out into bodies of water.

• Floods provide an abundant water source for the year so that we need less rain.

• Floods will cause nearby lakes or rivers to be contaminated with debris.

• Floods cause tsunamis that bring saltwater ashore contaminating water supplies and spreading raw sewage.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What effects would the tornado in Jarrell, Texas on May 27, 1997 have on the plants in the area?

• The plants will get more than enough water for the year.

• Droughts will follow the tornado.

• Flooding will occur after the tornado.

• Vegetation is uprooted and trees can be pulled out of the ground.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

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Hurricane Harvey caused widespread devastation in Houston in 2017. What catastrophic event occurred as a result of the hurricane?

• Earthquake

• Tornado

• Tsunami

• Flooding

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Texas has experienced several years of little rainfall, leading to economic hardships for farmers and ranchers, and water rationing in cities like Dallas. What is this type of weather?

• Flood

• Drought

• Tornado

• Hurricane

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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How does volcanic lava affect the aquatic ecosystem when it flows into water?

• Decreased acidity, decrease in temperature, and change in food supply

• Decreased acidity, increase in temperature, and change in food supply

• Increased acidity, decrease in temperature, and change in food supply

• Increased acidity, increase in temperature, and change in food supply

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What is a possible effect of Hurricane Ike's storm surge pushing salt water into fresh water marshes around Galveston on wildlife?

• Alligators were displaced to areas closer to people's homes and businesses.

• Migratory birds heading south to winter didn't have a resting place.

• Cattle were stranded with no grass to graze upon.

• All of the above.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4