Natural Hazards

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

• Drought
• Tornado
• Earthquake
• Hurricane

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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

• Flood
• Blizzards
• Drought
• Hurricane

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Giant ocean-going waves that are caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruptions are called?

• hurricanes

• volcanoes

• tsunamis

• tornadoes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Warm, moist air mixes with cool dry air

• Hurricane

• Tsunami

• Tornado

• Thunderstorm

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Volcanoes are...

• just as likely to happen in the middle of a continent as they are on the coast

• more likely to happen on the coast of a continent

• randomly popping up in all parts of the continents

• never found in the ocean

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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

• Tsunami 
• Drought
• Tornado
• Flooding

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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

• Wildfire
• Drought
• Tasunami
• Hurricane

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

• Wildfire
• Drought
• Tasunami
• Hurricane

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is a natural disaster?

• A red letter day

• A bad thing caused by a bad person

• An event that causes suffering brought on by nature

• An event that causes suffering brought on by an enemy