Forecasting Catastrophic Events

A _________ is a natural event that can cause lots of damage.

• tornado
• earthquake
• natural disaster
• All of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What should you do in an earthquake?

• Stop, drop, and roll
• Drop, cover, and hold
• Stop, roll, and cover
• Hold, drop, and stop

_________ helps to reduce the impacts of natural disasters.

• A volcanologist
• A seismologist
• Science and engineering
• All of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

What instrument do seismologists use to measure the magnitude of earthquakes?

• Air pressure
• Weather vane
• Seismograph
• Thermometer

Earth is broken into pieces called _________.

• fragments
• crust
• tectonic plates
• magma

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A _________ occurs when an earthquake happens on the ocean floor.

• tsunami
• volcano
• tornado
• hurricane

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A ________ is a rapidly circulating column of air resulting from warm and cold air masses colliding.

• tsunami
• volcano
• tornado
• hurricane

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Where in the United States do hurricanes typically occur the most?

• East coast
• West coast
• Alaska
• Central United States

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

__________ monitor changing atmospheric conditions to predict weather events.

• Volcanologists
• Seismologists
• Meteorologists
• Architects

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Natural disasters can be prevented.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2