Natural Hazards

This is a convergent boundary, what can occur at these locations? Choose all that apply.

• Volcanoes

• Earthquakes

• Mountains

• Trenches

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Some hazards provide people more or less time to prepare. Rank the following hazards from most to least time to prepare for the hazard.

• Earthquake, tornado, hurricane, flood

• Hurricane, flood, tornado, earthquake

• Flood, Hurricane, earthquake, tornado

• Tornado, earthquake, hurricane, flood

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

An example of a flood zone could be an "100 year flood zone". this means that floods only happen every 100 years

• True

• False, it means there's a 1% chance each year

Typically, a lower flood zone compared to a higher flood zone will...

• be furhter from a river and lower elevation

• be closeer to the river and higher elevation

• be furhter from a river and higher elevation

• be closer to a river and lower elevation

City is far from the plate boundaries while cities 2 and 3 are near the plate boundaries. Which places will experience frequent earthquakes?

• City 1

• City 2

• City 3

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is the magnitude scale we use with hurricanes?

• Saffir-Simpson Scale, magnitude category 1-5, increases with wind speed

• Saffir-Simpson Scale, magnitude category 0-10, increases with wind speed

• Saffir-Simpson Scale, magnitude EF 0-5, increases with wind speed

• Saffir-Simpson Scale, magnitude category 1-5, increases with storm surge

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

Which natural hazard is caused from an underwater earthquake?

• waterspout

• mass wasting

• volcanic eruption

• tsunami

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

How can some of the impacts of earthquakes be reduced?

• by building structures that can sway with the motion

• by building structures that do NOT move with the motion

• by using thermometers to measure ground temperatures

• by using satellites to monitor warning buoys in the ocean

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

Engineers are designing a bridge that will withstand earthquake forces. What is the process called when engineers use a computer to see what happens to their design during an earthquake?

• variables

• modeling

• prediction

• navigation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4