Natural Disasters Review

Select 2 other terms for a hurricane.

• typhoon

• cyclone

• blizzard

• earthquake

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which is the correct statement about primary and secondary succession?

• Primary successions is the development of an ecosystem that happens to an area that has never had a community living in it and secondary succession happens after a disturbance where organisms are destroyed but the soil is safe.

• Primary successions happens after a disturbance where organisms are destroyed but the soil is safe and secondary succession is the development of an ecosystem that happens to an area that has never had a community living in it.

What wind speed does a Ocean Storm need to reach to be considered a Hurricane?

• 62mph

• 75mph

• 74mph

• 82mph

What is the series of changes in an ecosystem when one community is replaced by another community as a result of changes in biotic and abiotic factors?

• secondary succession

• primary succession

• ecological succession

• natural selection

Due to constant disturbance, the following type of succession is considered to be a never ending process:

• Primary

• Secondary

Which answer is only man made disasters?

• biological, volcanic, chemical

• nuclear, biological, chemical

• nuclear, landslides, biological

• nuclear, volcanic, chemical

Which of these are most likely to damage coral reefs?

• tornado

• hurricane

• tsunami

• drought

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which of these are most likely to stir up dust and pollen?

• drought

• flooding

• heat wave

• blizzards

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is the difference between a hurricane and a typhoon?

• wind speed

• day vs night

• nothing. It's a location thing

• girl names vs boy names

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which is a function of pioneer species?

• creating soil

• forging ahead

• building campfires

• creating trees