Natural Disasters Review

Which type of natural disaster can actually form new islands?

• volcanoes

• hurricanes

• flooding

• tsunamis

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which natural disaster is a normal part of the prairie biome, clearing space for new plants to grow?

• wildfires

• hurricanes

• tsunamis

• volcanoes

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Mudslides can be caused by...

• wildfires and tornadoes

• wildfires and volcanoes

• tornadoes and earthquakes

• earthquakes and volcanoes

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

If you see a funnel cloud, you are experiencing....

• a tornado

• a hurricane

• an earthquake

• a flood

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

If you live in a tropical area and are blown around by high-speed wind, you may be experiencing....

• an earthquake

• a tornado

• a hurricane

• a tsunami

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

If you see a huge wave forming near your beach home, you should RUN from...

• a tsunami

• a hurricane

• a wildfire

• a tornado

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

By what means to we prevent an avalanche?

• Explosives

• Have someone walk on them

• Have an individual ski on them

• Trained animals to roar loud enough to cause the earthquake

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is NOT a danger with avalanches?

• Suffacation

• Hypothermia

• Injured by the snow wall

• Being disoriented under the snow

• Overheating due to the snow insulating your body well

What is true about flash floods? (hint there are two)

• It is triggered by a flash of lightning

• The ground cannot absorb the water due to the speed

• They are the most dangerous

• They are the least dangerous

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

For this area, what type of natural disaster would occur most often?

• Tornado

• Flooding

• Earthquake

• Tsunami

• Hurricane

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2