Natural Hazards & Natural Resources

Natural Hazards & Natural Resources

9th - 12th Grade

46 Qs

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Natural Hazards & Natural Resources

Natural Hazards & Natural Resources

Assessment

Quiz

Science

9th - 12th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS3-2, MS-ESS2-5, MS-ESS2-6

+10

Standards-aligned

Created by

Cathy Carpenter

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46 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Rock underground suddenly breaks along a fault causing tectonic movement, causing what natural hazard? 
Volcanic Eruption 
Cyclone
Earthquake
Hurricane

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What is the difference between a natural hazard and a natural disaster? 
They are exactly the same 
A hazard is what could happen, a disaster is after it has an impact on humans
I disaster is what could happen, a hazard is after it has an impact on humans 
Hurricanes and tsunamis are natural disasters, but earthquakes and volcanoes are hazards

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3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

A seismograph can be used to measure and study what? 
Volcanic eruptions
Earthquakes
Tsunamis
All of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Flooding, property damage, fatalities, and fires are all effects of what natural hazard? 
Tsunamis and Earthquakes
Volcanoes and Tornados
Hurricanes and Earthquakes
Tsunamis and Hurricanes

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5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Scientists can predict exactly when a volcanic eruption will occur. 
True
False

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Why is it beneficial to be able to predict when and where natural hazards will occur? 
Communities can be notified to evacuate 
So that we can stop them from happening again 
So that scientists know where to go in order to study them 
So that we can harness their power for renewable energy

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

A huge undersea earthquake off the Alaskan coastline could produce what natural hazard? 
Tsunami 
Cyclone 
Hurricane 
Drought 

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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