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What is the sudden shaking of the Earth's surface called?

• Tsunami
• Volcano
• Earthquake
• Tornado

A tsunami is a massive ocean ____ caused by underwater earthquakes or volcanic eruptions.

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The swirling, ​ (a)   -shaped cloud of a tornado extends from a ​ (b)   to the ground.

• funnel
• thunderstorm
• tsunami
• earthquake
• circular
• triangular

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

A ​ (a)   is caused by the rapid movement of hot ash, rocks, and gases down the slope of a volcano.

• volcanic eruption
• landslide
• earthquake
• tsunami

Match the following

• Prolonged water scarcity period

• Drought

• Seasonal heavy rain winds

• Monsoon

• Rapid downhill snowslide

• Flood

• Overflowing water inundates land

• Wildfire

• Uncontrolled forest or grassland fire

• Avalanche

The Richter scale is used to measure the intensity of which natural disaster?

• Tornado
• Flood
• Hurricane
• Earthquake

When a river overflows onto normally dry land, it causes a _______.

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

A cyclone is often referred to as a "​ (a)   " in the western Pacific and "​ (b)   " in the Indian Ocean. ​

• typhoon
• cyclone
• hurricane
• tornado

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

The scale used to measure the intensity of tornadoes is called the ​ (a)   scale.

• Enhanced Fujita
• Richter
• Beaufort
• Palmer
• Saffir-Simpson

Name 1 natural disaster and 1 inconvenience it causes to the daily lives.

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3