Mistar Natural Hazards

Rock underground suddenly breaks causing movement is a description of which natural hazard?

• Volcanic Eruption

• Hurricane

• Earthquake

• Tornado

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The Richter scale is a measure of the magnitude of a(n):

• Volcanic eruption

• Earthquake

• Hurricane

• Tornado

Flooding, property damage, fatalities, and fires are all common effects of what natural hazard?

• Tsunamis and Earthquakes

• Volcanoes and Tornados

• Hurricanes and Earthquakes

• Tsunamis and Hurricanes

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The Enhanced Fujita scale is used to measure the damage from a(n):

• Tornado

• Earthquake

• Volcano

• Hurricane

What natural hazard might affect people who live on island countries out in the ocean (select all that apply)?

• avalanches

• tsunamies

• volcanic eruptions

• flooding

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

In order for a hurricane to form, the water must be:

• Cool

• Warm

• Cold

• Hot

Which of the following is NOT a natural hazard?

• Hurricane

• Tornado

• House Fire

• Earthquake

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Compared to hurricanes, earthquakes, and tornadoes, wildfires:

• Cause the most damage

• Tend to last longer

• Are easier to predict

• Cannot be prevented

How have humans learned to live and survive in areas where natural hazards occur?

• They have adapted buildings and structures to withstand the hazard.

• They have put up large walls to keep the hazard out.

• They use more renewable energy to reduce how severe the hazards are.

• They don't really care and just live there anyway.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

Which hazard has most affected if human populations live in the area where the hazard occurs?

• Earthquakes

• Tornadoes

• Hurricanes

• Drought

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2