Natural Disaster Review

Which natural disaster is a violent rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground?

• Drought

• Tornado

• Earthquake

• Flood

What is an earthquake?

• the area of occurrence of an underground shock

• the projection of the center of the earthquake focus on the earth's surface

• underground impacts and fluctuations of the Earth's surface

• All answers are correct

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The best tornado protection

• bridges, big trees

• booths at bus stops

• basements, underground structures

Where do most hurricanes start? 

• Near the mountain 

• Near land

• In the ocean

• Over deserts

Which natural disaster is a mass of snow, ice, and rocks falling rapidly down a mountainside?

• Volcano Eruption

• Sinkhole

• Avalanche 

• Flooding

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Storms, tornadoes, and hurricanes occur in which pressure system?

• High

• Low

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What do tornadoes and hurricanes have in common?

• They both form over the ocean.

• They both involve strong winds.

• They are both types of tropical storms.

• They both include funnel-shaped clouds.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A very big wave of water that can destroy towns near the ocean.

• tsunami

• evacuate

• avalanche

• tornado

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Name the natural disaster that has strong winds, but does NOT start in the ocean?

• Tornadoes

• Hurricanes

• Tsunamis

• Earthquakes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What happens during a volcano?

• magma explodes

• dirt and soil slide down a hill

• snow and ice slide down a hill

• cold and warm air mix and form storm clouds

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2