Natural disasters

What do you call a tool that measures the size of an earthquake?

• scale
• seismograph
• earthquake monitor
• Richter scale

Which is the safest material to use if engineering a house near a volcano?

• foam
• wood
• metal
• stone

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

What is the molten rock from a volcano called BEFORE it erupts at the Earth's surface?

• hot rocks
• fire
• magma
• lava

What causes tsunamis?

• whales
• wind
• earthquakes
• thunderstorms

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which of these is NOT a characteristic of a natural disaster?

• humans can stop them

• difficult to predict

• cause damage

• humans can lessen impact

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is this?

• drought

• dust storm

• earthquake

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Giant storms that begin at sea and sometimes crash into land are called?

• hurricanes

• tornadoes

• avalanches

• mudslides

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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

• hurricanes

• volcanoes

• tsunamis

• tornadoes

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A device that uses special weights and magnetic fields to measure and amplify the tiniest movements of the ground is called a?

• audiograph

• choreograph

• telegraph

• seismograph

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NGSS.5-ESS2-1

What are dormant volcanoes?

• Those that have not erupted for several years but could erupt in future.

• Those that would never erupt.

• Those that have erupted recently.

• . Those that are expected to erupt in future.