Watersheds, WED and TX Ecoregions

Where are hurricanes most likely to do the most damage?

• Near the coast
• In the forest
• In a desert
• On the North Pole

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What catastrophic event would be of greatest risk to a grassland?

• hurricane
• flood
• tsunami
• wildfire

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What catastrophic event results in destruction along a narrow path?

• a volcanic eruption
• a tsunami
• a hurricane
• a tornado

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The process of breaking up rocks on Earth's surface is called...

• sediment
• erosion
• weathering
• deposition 

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks?  The freezing water—

• keeps the rocks in place
• makes the rocks last longer
• expands in the cracks and breaks rocks
• causes rocks to fall in landslides

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which of the following natural disasters have the MOST impact on TEXAS?

• hurricanes
• floods
• tornadoes
• earthquakes

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Rain washing away soil from a hillside

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A recent flood in the area has caused many short term changes to the ecosystem. Which is a long term change?

• Standing water in the streets and sewers
• Temporary displacement of organisms
• Permanent change in the landscape
• Poor water quality in rivers and streams

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Over growth of algae in a river could be a result of

• Excess fertilizer carried to the river in runoff

• too many fish in the river

• a drought

• chemicals from factories

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

When rocks and sediment build up, this is called . . .

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• All of these are correct

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2