Natural Disasters

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

• Drought
• Tornado
• Earthquake
• Hurricane

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

Which natural disaster is a long period of very low rainfall; a shortage of water resulting from this?

• Flood

• Blizzards

• Drought

• Hurricane

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which natural disaster is a long high sea wave caused by an earthquake, submarine landslide, or other disturbance?

• Hurricane

• Flood

• Wildfire

• Tsunami

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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

• Volcano Eruption

• Sinkhole

• Avalanche

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which natural disaster is a storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean?

• Tornado

• Hurricane

• Landslide

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which natural disaster is an overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines, especially over what is normally dry land?

• Tsunami 
• Drought
• Tornado
• Flooding

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

Which natural disaster is a large, destructive fire that spreads quickly over woodland or brush?

• Wildfire

• Hurricane

• Tsunami

Which natural disaster is a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action?

• Earthquake
• Tsunami
• Thunderstorm
• Flooding

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

Snowstorms with high winds, low temperatures, and driving snow.

• Earthquake

• Tsunami

• Blizzard

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is this?

• blizzard

• drought

• dust storm

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A