Natural Disasters

A seismograph measures the size of _______________

• tornados

• volcanoes

• earthquakes

• tsunamis

Natural events that can cause great damage are called __________ ____________.

• wild fires

• natural disasters

• weather patterns

• natural resources

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A volcano is an opening in the Earth's surface that allows molten rock called _________ from inside the Earth to escape.

• ash

• fire

• magma

• rock

When the magma escapes it is called an ____________.

• explosion

• eruption

• fire

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Volcanoes are formed when melted rock from ____________ the Earth works its way to the ____________.

• outside, surface

• inside, surface

• outside, top

• inside, bottom

Volcanoes are often found along ____________ between the Earth's plates.

• boundaries

• plates

• breaks

• lines

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Plates are large moving pieces of __________ that make up the Earth's outer layer.

• Earth

• land

• plates

• rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Earthquakes are sudden ____________ shaking of the ground.

• slow

• calm

• violent

• fast

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

When earthquakes occur it is better to have buildings closer to the _________.

• sky

• ground

• ocean

• mountains

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Tsunamis are big waves caused by an abrupt movement in the ocean ___________ often an underwater ________________.

• surface, earthquake

• bottom, hurricane

• floor, earthquake

• surface, hurricane

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2