Staying Safe During Storms + Natural Hazards

What does a storm warning indicate?

• Severe weather conditions

• Heavy rainfall

• Sunny weather

• Mild breeze

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What should you do when a storm warning is issued?

• Take immediate action to ensure safety by staying informed, seeking shelter, securing property, staying away from water, staying connected, and following instructions.

• Ignore the warning and continue with your daily activities

• Leave your property unsecured and unprotected

• Go outside and enjoy the storm

How can you stay informed during a storm?

• Stay updated by reading books

• Stay updated by asking your neighbors

• Stay updated by going outside and observing the storm

• Stay updated through radio, TV, websites, and social media.

What should you do if you hear thunder during a storm?

• Seek shelter immediately.

• Ignore the thunder and continue with your activities.

• Stand under a tree for protection.

• Go outside and enjoy the storm.

What should you do if you're traveling during a severe storm and a flash flood occurs?

• Find a safe place on high ground to pull off the road and wait for conditions to improve.

• Open the car windows to try to see better and keep going.

• Get out of your car and swim home through the floodwaters.

• Find a safe place to pull off of the road, get out of your car, and walk.

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

What is the safest place to be during a storm?

• Under a tree

• On a rooftop

• Indoors

• In an open field

Which of the following homes would be suitable to build in an area that floods often? Select the two best options.

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Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

People who live within the Ring of Fire must build houses that can safely withstand the effects of--

• only earthquakes

• only volcanic eruptions

• both earthquakes and volcanic eruptions

• neither earthquakes nor volcanic eruptions

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

You live close to an active volcano. Which of the following would be good solutions to protect your house from ash and lava from a volcano? Select the two best choices.

• Build house of all wood

• Build house with strong roof and walls of fire-proof materials

• Build house with a supported roof and barrier toward the volcano

• Build house with a lot of plants surrounding it

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

Look at the world map provided. Based on this map, volcanoes and earthquakes both mostly occur...

(a)  

• at the boundaries of tectonic plates
• in the center of tectonic plates
• in the center of oceans
• in no particular pattern

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2