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catastrophic event

Total questions: 105

Worksheet time: 1hrs 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Water evaporating off of plants is called _________.
a)
precipitation
b)
condensation
c)
evaporation
d)
transpiration
2.
Which of the following natural disasters has strong winds?
a)
drought
b)
tornado
c)
volcanic eruption
d)
earthquake
3.
Which of the following natural disasters does NOT leave debris?
a)
hurricane
b)
tornado
c)
earthquake
d)
drought
4.
Which of the following is not a human impact on the ecosystem?
a)
Pollution
b)
Overfishing
c)
Flooding
d)
Fertilizer contaminating water
5.
Water underground is called...
a)
Groundwater
b)
Surface water
6.
What force causes water to move downhill in a watershed?
a)
gravity
b)
friction
c)
air resistance
d)
all of the above
7.
A ​plant or animal that is not native to a specific location and causes damage is called a(n) _________.
a)
invasive species
b)
pioneer species
c)
intrusive species
d)
primary species
8.
An invasive species is one that's _______ and causes _______.
a)
native; damage
b)
annoying; construction
c)
large; damage
d)
non-native; damage
9.
How are tsunamis generated?
a)
generated from earthquakes
b)
generated from tornadoes
c)
generated from crazy people
10.

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

11.

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

12.
Which is the best synonym for catastrophic?
a)
Advantageous
b)
Successful
c)
Disaster
d)
Fortunate
13.

Lava or ash spewing from a mountain vent

a)

Earthquake

b)

Flood

c)

Drought

d)

Volcano

14.
Caused by an unusually large amount of water for an area
a)
Earthquake
b)
Flood
c)
Drought
d)
Volcano
15.
A sudden shift in the earth's crust
a)
Earthquake
b)
Flood
c)
Drought
d)
Volcano
16.
A long period with no rain
a)
Earthquake
b)
Flood
c)
Drought
d)
Volcano
17.
A spinning funnel cloud which causes much destruction
a)
Tornado
b)
Hurricane
c)
Tsunami
d)
Meteor
18.
A large wave created by an underwater earthquake
a)
Tornado
b)
Hurricane
c)
Tsunami
d)
Meteor
19.
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
20.

A large mass of soil or rock that falls down a mountain or cliff

a)

floods

b)

hurricanes

c)

landslides

d)

wildfires

21.
What catastrophic event would be of greatest risk to a grassland?
a)
hurricane
b)
flood
c)
tsunami
d)
wildfire
22.
What catastrophic event can be caused by thunderstorms?
a)
a wildfire
b)
a tsunami
c)
a volcanic eruption
d)
a drought
23.
Which of the following natural disasters have had the LEAST impact on TEXAS
a)
hurricanes
b)
floods
c)
tornadoes
d)
earthquakes
24.
Which of the following natural disasters have the MOST impact on TEXAS?
a)
hurricanes
b)
floods
c)
tornadoes
d)
earthquakes
25.
Where do hurricanes form?
a)
In a river or stream
b)
Over the ocean
c)
At plate boundaries
d)
Under the Earth
26.
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
27.
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
28.
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
29.
What catastrophic event results in destruction along a narrow path?
a)
a volcanic eruption
b)
a tsunami
c)
a hurricane
d)
a tornado
30.
Another name for a hurricane in the Indian Ocean
a)
Tornado
b)
Tsunami
c)
Typhoon
d)
Blizzard
31.
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
32.
Which storms have the strongest winds?
a)
hailstorms
b)
tornadoes
c)
earthquakes
d)
hurricanes
33.

What catastrophic event could occur because of a hurricane?

a)

tornado

b)

flooding

c)

forest fire

d)

drought

34.

What catastrophic event could occur because of a hurricane?

a)

tornado

b)

flooding

c)

forest fire

d)

drought

35.

What catastrophic event enriches the soil for new plant life to grow and rids the ground of rotting debris?

a)

forest fire

b)

hurricane

c)

tornado

d)

flooding

36.

What catastrophic event would most likely cause a fire?

a)

hurricane

b)

drought

c)

tsunami

d)

landslide

37.

What organism is the most unsafe in a catastrophic event?

a)

cat

b)

bird

c)

tree

d)

fish

38.
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
39.
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
40.
How are tsunamis generated?
a)
generated from earthquakes
b)
generated from tornadoes
c)
generated from crazy people
41.
What is the major cause of weathering and erosion to form canyons?
a)
wind
b)
ice
c)
glaciers
d)
moving water
42.
The process of breaking up rocks on Earth's surface is called...
a)
sediment
b)
erosion
c)
weathering
d)
deposition 
43.
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
44.
Which natural disaster uses the Richter scale to measure strength? 
a)
Earthquake
b)
Tornado
c)
Tsunami
d)
Hurricane
45.
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
46.
Rain washing away soil from a hillside
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
47.
A long high sea wave caused by an underwater Earthquake, landslide or underwater volcanic
a)
Typhoon
b)
Flood
c)
Tornado
d)
Tsunami
48.
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
49.
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
50.
Lava or ash spewing from a mountain vent.
a)
Earthquake
b)
Flood
c)
Drought
d)
Volcano
51.
Debris from space
a)
Tornado
b)
Hurricane
c)
Tsunami
d)
Meteor
52.
A large storm associated with low pressure, forms over water
a)
Tornado
b)
Hurricane
c)
Tsunami
d)
Meteor
53.
An extensive amount of snow over a short period 
a)
Wildfire
b)
Blizzard
c)
Meteor
d)
Hurricane
54.
Starts by lightning or a camper
a)
Wildfire
b)
Blizzard
c)
Meteor
d)
Hurricane
55.
Changes to landscape due to erosion.
a)
Short term impact
b)
Long term impact
56.
Standing water and flooding.
a)
Short term impact
b)
Long term impact
57.
Temporary displacement of organisms.
a)
Short term impact
b)
Long term impact
58.
Permanent displacement of organisms.
a)
Short term impact
b)
Long term impact
59.
New land created due to volcanic eruption.
a)
Short term impact
b)
Long term impact
60.
Forests wiped out by a wildfire.
a)
Short term impact
b)
Long term impact
61.
Dry fields due to a drought.
a)
Short term impact
b)
Long term impact
62.
Wind damage to buildings.
a)
Short term impact
b)
Long term impact
63.
What causes a drought?
a)
Water related problems
b)
Precipitation
c)
lack of Precipitation
d)
heat
64.

What does tsunami cause

a)

A sinkhole

b)

An earthquakes

c)

A beach

d)

non of the above

65.
WHAT is the top- reason why wild fires starts?
a)
humans
b)
natural
c)
dry grass plains
d)
none of the above
66.

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

67.
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
68.
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
69.

What is a food chain is made up

a)

producers, consumers, decomposers.

b)

humans, sun, water.

c)

air, fire, energy.

d)

planets, stars, rockets.

70.

Most tornadoes form from?

a)

Hurricanes

b)

Cyclones

c)

Thunderstorms

d)

Tsunamis

71.
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
72.
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
73.
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
74.
What catastrophic event results in destruction along a narrow path?
a)
a volcanic eruption
b)
a tsunami
c)
a hurricane
d)
a tornado
75.
Crop failure and water shortage are negative impacts of which of the following?
a)
Drought
b)
Flood
c)
Volcano
d)
Hurricane
76.
These catastrophic events are often caused by lightening or human activities.
a)
Wildfires
b)
Thunderstorms
c)
Tornadoes
d)
Earthquakes
77.
A violently rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the the ground:
a)
Tornado 
b)
Hurricane
c)
Flood
d)
Wind Storm
78.
What catastrophic event would be of greatest risk to a grassland?
a)
hurricane
b)
flood
c)
tsunami
d)
wildfire
79.
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
80.

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

81.
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.
82.

How does a earthquake affect an urban ecosystem/

a)

Have Floods

b)

Have Tsunami

c)

Have Drought

d)

buildings and houses fall

83.

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

84.

The disappearance of a species from all parts?

a)

Population Dynamics

b)

Succession

c)

Immigration

d)

Extinction

85.

Factors that limit population growth?

a)

Limiting factor

b)

Extinction

c)

Invasive Species

d)

Endemic Species

86.

A balance of biotic and abiotic factors in an ecosystem

a)

Niche

b)

Limiting factors

c)

Equilibrium

d)

Biomes

87.

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

88.

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

a)

extinction

b)

biotic factors

c)

abiotic factors

d)

climax community

89.

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

90.

the tendency of a community to maintain a relatively constant structure

a)

disturbance

b)

ecological succession

c)

character displacement

d)

stability

91.

Anastayjia visited 3 different ecosystems to collect specimens. She visited a grassy area in a tundra and woody area in a Temperate deciduous forest. She collected 20 different types of species from the tundra and 98 different types of species from the forest. Which ecosystem is the MOST sustainable?

a)

Tundra

b)

Desert

c)

Temperate deciduous forest

d)

Rainforest

92.

What two factors would make biodiversity increase?

a)

Tornadoes and hurricanes

b)

Large amount of producers and water

c)

More predators and competition

d)

The water cycle and ocean warming

93.

What is true about sustainability?

a)

Having a small number of species increases biodiversity

b)

Sustainability is how organisms change over time

c)

Sustainability is how much rainfall and sunlight an ecosystem receives

d)

The more different types of species you have (biodiversity) the better an ecosystem can sustain itself

94.

Biodiversity means..

a)

The variety of life in an ecosystem

b)

How an ecosystem changes over time

c)

Differences among humans

d)

Diversity of a select few species in a deserted area

95.

A certain area of the Indian ocean is expected to dry up and become a desert over thousands of years. What will happen to the sustainability of this ocean?

a)

Sustainability would increase because the number of species would increase

b)

Sustainability would remain the same

c)

Sustainability would decrease because the number of species would decrease

d)

Not enough information is given

96.

Which of the following would cause biodiversity to DECREASE?

a)

Water

b)

Forest Fires

c)

Sunlight

d)

Producers

97.

What is the most important biotic factor in supporting an ecosystem?

a)

water

b)

sunlight

c)

herbivores

d)

producers

98.

What is false about biodiversity

a)

More biodiversity makes it least likely for a species to survive a disturbance such as a Tsunami

b)

More biodiversity allows species to survive a disturbance such as a hurricane

c)

As biodiversity increases sustainability increases

d)

Genetic biodiversity is what makes us look and act different

99.

A hurricane hit a tundra and a forest. A tundra is less biodiverse than the forest. Which biome would be impacted the most?

a)

The forest because it has more species and it wouldn't be able to sustain itself as well as the tundra

b)

They would be impacted the same

c)

The forest because it has more producers

d)

The tundra because it has less species and it wouldn't be able to sustain itself as well as the forest

100.

When biodiversity increases

a)

Sustainability decreases

b)

Sustainability remains the same

c)

Sustainability also increases

d)

Sustainability becomes greater by 2

101.

When biodiversity decreases

a)

Sustainability also decreases

b)

Sustainability remains the same

c)

Sustainability increases

d)

Sustainability is not impacted

102.

Biodiversity occurs in all except..

a)

Genes

b)

Abiotic factors

c)

Species

d)

Ecosystem

103.

The greater a habitat’s biodiversity, the greater will be that habitat’s

a)

sustainability over time

b)

consumption of energy in the form of sunlight

c)

temperature ranges across the seasons

d)

distance to the nearest water source.

104.

Which of the following most likely supports the most sustainable ecosystem?

a)

The habitat with the greatest number of predators

b)

The habitat with the greatest variety of living things

c)

The habitat with the warmest average temperature

d)

The habitat with the greatest number of consumers

105.

The ocean ecosystem has a high sustainability because of -

a)

strong, persistent currents

b)

predator/prey relationships

c)

the large variety of different organisms, producers, and water

d)

None of the above

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