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Natural Hazards

Authored by Jessica Panchuk

Science

8th Grade

NGSS covered

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Natural Hazards
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a catastrophic event?

A minor weather change

A regular seasonal change

Extreme weather events like floods, hurricanes, and tornadoes

A small earthquake

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an internal process?

A process that takes place on the surface of the Earth

A process that takes place within the interior of the Earth

A process that involves atmospheric changes

A process that involves ocean currents

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a surface process?

A process that takes place within the interior of the Earth

A process that takes place on the surface of the Earth

A process that involves atmospheric changes

A process that involves ocean currents

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a flood?

A decrease in water levels

A rising body of water that submerges normally dry land

A small stream of water

A temporary puddle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a flash flood?

A slow increase in water levels

Flooding that occurs quickly and without warning

A seasonal rise in river levels

A controlled release of water from a dam

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is landslide/mass wasting?

The upward movement of soil

The downward movement of rock or debris from a mountain or hill

The formation of new mountains

The slow erosion of a riverbank

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a volcanic eruption?

The cooling of lava

The event in which molten rock spews out from the mantle to the surface

The formation of a new volcano

The slow movement of tectonic plates

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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