Natural Disasters

A funnel cloud that stretches from a thunderstorm above and touches the ground below is called a ___.

• earthquake

• blizzard

• tornado

• flash flood

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A large amount of snow or ice that falls or slides quickly down a mountain.

• tundra

• avalanche

• flood

• blizzard

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Name the natural disaster shown in the image.

• earthquake

• flood

• volcano

• avalanche

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is a damaging fast-moving wave often caused by underwater earthquake?

• tsunami

• volcano

• hurricane

• all the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

True/False. A tornado can be categorized into 5 categories. Example: F1, F2, F3, F4 and F5.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The _____ is the area of mostly calm weather at the center of a storm.

• igloo of the storm

• eye of the storm

• Eeyore of the storm

• vortex of the storm

What is a volcano?

• A flat terrain between mountains.

• A deep rift between mountains created by a flowing river.

• An opening in Earth's crust that emits smoke and lava.

• The wearing away of the land's relief by water, wind or temperature change.

• A powerful movement of the terrestrial crust.

What is an earthquake?

• A powerful movement in the terrestrial crust.

• Flat terrain.

• A representation of the relief formation of a place.

• Variety of landforms on Earth's surface.

• Earth movement from unstable terrain, often caused by rainfall.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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A period of time where there is little to no rainfall is called

• desert

• drought

• dust

• none of the above

What is this natural disaster?

• Huricane

• Landslide

• Earthquake

• Avalanche

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2