Catastrophic Events

What causes damage in a hurricane?

• Winds

• Flooding

• Storm Surge

• All of the above

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What catastrophic event would be of greatest risk to a grassland?

• hurricane

• flood

• tsunami

• wildfire

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What catastrophic event is caused by an unusually large amount of water for an area?

• Hurricane

• Flood

• Blizzard

• Tsunami 

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Hurricanes typically form over...

• cold ocean water. 

• tropical rain forests. 

• warm ocean water. 

• very dry land masses. 

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Which of these is NOT an impact to the ecosystem after a hurricane?

• Fires throughout the area

• Poor water quality in the area

• Erosion of beaches

• Massive flooding

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Where do most tornadoes happen?

• Mexico

• California

• Canada

• Tornado Alley in the United States

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What is a tornado?

• my little brother running around the house

• a spinning cloud shaped like a funnel

• a tall rain cloud

• a hurricane

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How does a tornado begin?

• cold weather

• snow and hail

• as a thunderstorm

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Which is an effect of a hurricane?

• Tornadoes

• Flooding

• Wildfires

• Beach Erosion

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What catastrophic event does this picture depict? 

• Tsunami

• Tornado

• Hurricane

• Earthquake

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