Natural Hazard Unit Review

What area has the highest risk of wildfire?

• north

• south

• east

• west

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What infomation should representatives in Washington DC consider to decide if they should vote for a mitigation project for a natural disaster in Louisiana?

• agriculture industries of the past in Louisiana

• extreme temperatures of the various seasons in Lousiana

• cost and annual deaths due to the natural disaster

• how it will look to citizens if they don't acquire money to fight volcano eruptions

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

Tornado ally is an area of the US where tornadoes frequently occur. What region could be considered "wildfire ally" and which reasoning statement best supports your choice of region?

• Region A has 80 wildfires annually.

• Region B has 40 wildfires annually.

• Region C has 75 wildfires annually.

• Region D has 5 wildfires annually.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which statement is true?

• There are more hurricanes than landslides, but cost the same.

• Floods occur more often than landslides and droughts and cause more deaths.

• Droughts cost less and do not occur as often as floods.

• Landslides and droughts occur less and cost less than floods, but cause more deaths.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Examine the map for patterns in the location of the 100-year and 500-year flood zone. In general, which house is at the highest flood risk?

• House C at the 100 year flood zone

• House B at the 500 year flood zone

• House A outside the 100 year and 500 year flood zones

What kind of plate boundary is Mt. Everest located on?

• Divergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• Convergent boundary

• Farkas boundary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What causes damage in a hurricane?

• Winds
• Flooding
• Storm Surge
• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

According to the data in the image, the city least likely to experience a snow hazard in the future is

• Escanaba, more snowfall

• Traverse City, more snowfall

• Escanaba, less snowfall

• Traverse City, less snowfall

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What technologies currently exist to mitigate the effect of hurricanes?

• There is currently no technology 
• Build buildings in circles with surrounding walls 
• Build buildings out of renewable resources 
• Elevate buildings and cities; build flood walls 

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Humans can reduce the effects of natural hazards by

• by identifying and avoiding high-risk locations

• by improving construction methods where they live

• by developing warning systems

• All of the above (choose this if ALL are correct and not the others)

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3