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Catastrophic Event and Ecological Succession Vocabulary

Total questions: 94

Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which catastrophic event will most likely have the effect of returning an ecosystem to primary succession?
a)
A tornado
b)
A volcanic eruption
c)
A flood
d)
A drought
2.
Which of the following describes large areas of ground that fall or flow on slopes due to gravity?
a)
floods
b)
hurricanes
c)
landslides
d)
wildfires
3.
What catastrophic event would be of greatest risk to a grassland?
a)
hurricane
b)
flood
c)
tsunami
d)
wildfire
4.
What catastrophic event results in destruction along a narrow path?
a)
a volcanic eruption
b)
a tsunami
c)
a hurricane
d)
a tornado
5.
Where are hurricanes most likely to do the most damage?
a)
Near the coast
b)
In the forest
c)
In a desert
d)
On the North Pole
6.
What catastrophic event can be caused by thunderstorms?
a)
a wildfire
b)
a tsunami
c)
a volcanic eruption
d)
a drought
7.
How are tsunamis generated?
a)
generated from earthquakes
b)
generated from tornadoes
c)
generated from crazy people
8.
Another name for a hurricane in the Indian Ocean
a)
Tornado
b)
Tsunami
c)
Typhoon
d)
Blizzard
9.
What is the major cause of weathering and erosion to form canyons?
a)
wind
b)
ice
c)
glaciers
d)
moving water
10.
The process of breaking up rocks on Earth's surface is called...
a)
sediment
b)
erosion
c)
weathering
d)
deposition 
11.
How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks?  The freezing water—
a)
keeps the rocks in place
b)
makes the rocks last longer
c)
expands in the cracks and breaks rocks
d)
causes rocks to fall in landslides
12.
Which natural disaster uses the Richter scale to measure strength? 
a)
Earthquake
b)
Tornado
c)
Tsunami
d)
Hurricane
13.
A prolonged period lacking rainfall that leads to a shortage of water.
It hadn't rained for three months straight and the _________ began to kill our crops. 
a)
Forest Fire
b)
Epidemic
c)
Heatwave
d)
Drought
14.
Which storms have the strongest winds?
a)
hailstorms
b)
tornadoes
c)
earthquakes
d)
hurricanes
15.
Which of the following natural disasters have had the LEAST impact on TEXAS
a)
hurricanes
b)
floods
c)
tornadoes
d)
earthquakes
16.
Which of the following natural disasters have the MOST impact on TEXAS?
a)
hurricanes
b)
floods
c)
tornadoes
d)
earthquakes
17.
What catastrophic event would be of greatest risk to a coastal area?
a)
hurricane
b)
drought
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above
18.
Rain washing away soil from a hillside
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
19.
Where do hurricanes form?
a)
In a river or stream
b)
Over the ocean
c)
At plate boundaries
d)
Under the Earth
20.
A long high sea wave caused by an underwater Earthquake, landslide or underwater volcanic
a)
Typhoon
b)
Flood
c)
Tornado
d)
Tsunami
21.
The arrows represent  air rising from the ocean to the atmosphere Rising warm air leads to the formation of
a)
Tsunamis
b)
High Tides
c)
Hurricanes
d)
Density Currents
22.
Which is not an impact to the ecosystem after a drought?
a)
Water is scarce and causes organisms to find new sources of water elsewhere.
b)
Floods will wipe out all the vegetation
c)
Herbivores will have to leave and find food elsewhere
23.
Which of these is not an impact to the ecosystem after a hurricane?
a)
Fires throughout the area
b)
Poor water quality in the area
c)
Erosion of beaches
d)
Massive flooding
24.
A recent flood in the area has caused many short term changes to the ecosystem. Which is a long term change?
a)
Standing water in the streets and sewers
b)
Temporary displacement of organisms
c)
Permanent change in the landscape
d)
Poor water quality in rivers and streams
25.
Which is the best synonym for catastrophic?
a)
Advantageous
b)
Successful
c)
Disaster
d)
Fortunate
26.
Lava or ash spewing from a mountain vent.
a)
Earthquake
b)
Flood
c)
Drought
d)
Volcano
27.
Caused by an unusually large amount of water for an area
a)
Earthquake
b)
Flood
c)
Drought
d)
Volcano
28.
A sudden shift in the earth's crust
a)
Earthquake
b)
Flood
c)
Drought
d)
Volcano
29.
A long period with no rain
a)
Earthquake
b)
Flood
c)
Drought
d)
Volcano
30.
A spinning funnel cloud which causes much destruction
a)
Tornado
b)
Hurricane
c)
Tsunami
d)
Meteor
31.
A large wave created by an underwater earthquake
a)
Tornado
b)
Hurricane
c)
Tsunami
d)
Meteor
32.
Debris from space
a)
Tornado
b)
Hurricane
c)
Tsunami
d)
Meteor
33.
A large storm associated with low pressure, forms over water
a)
Tornado
b)
Hurricane
c)
Tsunami
d)
Meteor
34.
An extensive amount of snow over a short period 
a)
Wildfire
b)
Blizzard
c)
Meteor
d)
Hurricane
35.
Starts by lightning or a camper
a)
Wildfire
b)
Blizzard
c)
Meteor
d)
Hurricane
36.
Changes to landscape due to erosion.
a)
Short term impact
b)
Long term impact
37.
Standing water and flooding.
a)
Short term impact
b)
Long term impact
38.
Temporary displacement of organisms.
a)
Short term impact
b)
Long term impact
39.
Permanent displacement of organisms.
a)
Short term impact
b)
Long term impact
40.
New land created due to volcanic eruption.
a)
Short term impact
b)
Long term impact
41.
Forests wiped out by a wildfire.
a)
Short term impact
b)
Long term impact
42.
Dry fields due to a drought.
a)
Short term impact
b)
Long term impact
43.
Wind damage to buildings.
a)
Short term impact
b)
Long term impact
44.
What causes a drought?
a)
Water related problems
b)
Precipitation
c)
lack of Precipitation
d)
heat
45.

What does tsunami cause

a)

A sinkhole

b)

An earthquakes

c)

A beach

d)

non of the above

46.
WHAT is the top- reason why wild fires starts?
a)
humans
b)
natural
c)
dry grass plains
d)
none of the above
47.

How does a hurricane affect an environment?

a)

they kill every thing in its path

b)

cause the environment never to recover

c)

they generate strong winds that can completely defoliate forest canopies and cause dramatic structural changes in wooded ecosystems

d)

they generate strong winds and messes up wood

48.
Predict What would happen to the land if the tectonic plates are shifted.
a)
it will cause the power to go out
b)
it will cause an earthquake
c)
it will cause a tornando
d)
it will cause a drought
49.
Describe the things that might occur if a tsunami happened.
a)
Could cause a sinkhole
b)
destroy human life and landscape
c)
cause drought
d)
cause tornado
50.

What is a food chain is made up

a)

producers, consumers, decomposers.

b)

humans, sun, water.

c)

air, fire, energy.

d)

planets, stars, rockets.

51.

Most tornadoes form from?

a)

Hurricanes

b)

Cyclones

c)

Thunderstorms

d)

Tsunamis

52.
What is a positive effect following a forest fire?
a)
it provides heat for mammals in winter
b)
it increases annual rainfall by forming more clouds
c)
it clears underbrush to allow new plants to grow
d)
it drives away predators that eat smaller animals
53.
A storm that contains high winds, freezing temperatures, low visibility and usually a whole lot of snow as precipitation
a)
Flood
b)
Blizzard
c)
Wildfire
d)
Severe Storm
54.
What catastrophic event results in destruction along a narrow path?
a)
a volcanic eruption
b)
a tsunami
c)
a hurricane
d)
a tornado
55.
Crop failure and water shortage are negative impacts of which of the following?
a)
Drought
b)
Flood
c)
Volcano
d)
Hurricane
56.
These catastrophic events are often caused by lightening or human activities.
a)
Wildfires
b)
Thunderstorms
c)
Tornadoes
d)
Earthquakes
57.
A violently rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the the ground:
a)
Tornado 
b)
Hurricane
c)
Flood
d)
Wind Storm
58.
What catastrophic event would be of greatest risk to a grassland?
a)
hurricane
b)
flood
c)
tsunami
d)
wildfire
59.
Tornadoes can negatively affect an ecosystem when
a)
the saltwater they bring kills off burrowing insects
b)
their strong winds uproot many of the important plants
c)
the rise in water level they produce introduces harmful salt
d)
they bring higher temperatures favored by birds
60.
Any natural event that occurs on earth and causes significant changes or damage
a)
catastrophic event
b)
ecosystems
c)
weathering
d)
deposition
61.

How does a avalanche destroy the ecosystem?

a)

drowns the plants

b)

burns the plants

c)

blows away the plants

d)

flattening and destroying the plants

62.
Predict the effect of a large sinkhole forming in Florida.
a)
Nearly all moisture in the area is removed.
b)
Buildings, cars, and people are suddenly “sucked” in by a hole.
c)
A hole is formed, slowly flooding an area.
d)
The sinkhole doesn’t affect anything in the area.
63.

How does a earthquake affect an urban ecosystem/

a)

Have Floods

b)

Have Tsunami

c)

Have Drought

d)

buildings and houses fall

64.

Evaluate how volcanoes have an effect on an forest ecosystem

a)

ash will destroey the atsposphere

b)

The volcanic eruption will cause complete destruction.

c)

The lava wont destroy anything

d)

the volcano will blow its self up

65.
What is the order of succession shown in this figure?
a)
A, B, C, D
b)
B, A, D, C
c)
C, D, A, B
d)
D, A, B, C
66.

What is the predictable and orderly changes that occur over time in a community of plants and animals?

a)

ecological sucession

b)

primary succession

c)

secondary succession

d)

ecology

67.

What is the series of changes occurring in a newly formed, barren habitat?

a)

ecological sucession

b)

primary succession

c)

secondary succession

d)

ecology

68.

What is the scientific study of the relationships between organisms and their environments?

a)

ecological sucession

b)

primary succession

c)

secondary succession

d)

ecology

69.

What is the base, usually rock or soil, in which an organism lives?

a)

sere

b)

colonize

c)

pioneer species

d)

substrate

70.

What is the first species to populate or repopulate a barren or disturbed area?

a)

sere

b)

colonize

c)

pioneer species

d)

substrate

71.

What is to establish growth in an ecological community?

a)

sere

b)

colonize

c)

pioneer species

d)

substrate

72.

What is a stage in the series of communities formed during ecological succession?

a)

sere

b)

colonize

c)

pioneer species

d)

substrate

73.

What is the plant life in an area?

a)

vegetation

b)

hardwood

c)

softwood

d)

botanist

74.

What is a scientist who studies plant life?

a)

vegetation

b)

hardwood

c)

softwood

d)

botanist

75.

Plants and animals that have migrated to places where they are not native?

a)

Invasive Species

b)

Extinction

c)

Emmigration

d)

Endemic Species

76.

The disappearance of a species from all parts?

a)

Population Dynamics

b)

Succession

c)

Immigration

d)

Extinction

77.

An ecological succession that begins in an area where no biotic community previously existed?

a)

Secondary Succession

b)

Extinction

c)

Primary Succession

d)

Biotic Disturbances

78.

Disturbances caused by non-living factors: fire, oil spills, drought?

a)

Biotic Disturbances

b)

Immigration

c)

Emmigration

d)

Abiotic Disturbances

79.

Disturbances caused by living factors: digging, deforestation, ground hogs?

a)

Endemic Species

b)

Biotic Disturbances

c)

Abiotic Disturbances

d)

Succession

80.

Succession following a disturbance that destroys a community without destroying the soil?

a)

Primary Succession

b)

Secondary Succession

c)

Extinction

d)

Biotic Disturbance

81.

Factors that limit population growth?

a)

Limiting factor

b)

Extinction

c)

Invasive Species

d)

Endemic Species

82.

Natural gradual changes in the types of species that live in an area?

a)

Biotic Disturbances

b)

Abiotic Disturbances

c)

Succession

d)

Limiting Factor

83.

1. What is the name given to lichen or moss during primary succession?

a)

pioneer species

b)

volunteer species

c)

founder species

d)

conqueror species

84.

1. a stable ecological community that has reached maturity

a)

ecological succession

b)

climax community

c)

secondary succession

d)

pioneer species

85.

1. the first organisms that appear in an ecological community

a)

ecological succession

b)

primary succession

c)

secondary succession

d)

pioneer species

86.

succession that occurs in an area where soil is already present

a)

ecological succession

b)

primary succession

c)

secondary succession

d)

species

87.

succession that occurs in an area with no soil

a)

ecological succession

b)

primary succession

c)

secondary succession

d)

pioneer species

88.

A balance of biotic and abiotic factors in an ecosystem

a)

Niche

b)

Limiting factors

c)

Equilibrium

d)

Biomes

89.

Organisms that are naturally adapted to living in an area

a)

Native species

b)

If one species dies, a new species will fulfill the same role

c)

photosynthesis

d)

eutrophication

90.

The living organisms in an ecosystem (plants, animals, bacteria).

a)

extinction

b)

biotic factors

c)

abiotic factors

d)

climax community

91.

The nonliving parts of an ecosystem (soil, air, water, sunlight).

a)

abiotic factors

b)

biotic factors

c)

to put fresh oxygen into the air

d)

to feed Johnny

92.

the tendency of a community to maintain a relatively constant structure

a)

disturbance

b)

ecological succession

c)

character displacement

d)

stability

93.

a gradual process of change and replacement in a community

a)

ecological succession

b)

primary succession

c)

secondary succession

d)

resource partitioning

94.
What are examples of pioneer species in a primary succession?
a)
Bushes and Shrubs
b)
Oak trees
c)
Mosses and Lichens 
d)
A rose Bush

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