Natural Hazards & Solutions Review

How can people reduce the impact of an earthquake?

• build underground rooms

• build homes that are designed to move with the earth

• move to higher ground

• lie flat in a ditch

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which standard is most important for a tsunami warning system?

• it must work in water

• it must work during a blizzard

• it must work with high temperatures

• it must work with high wind speeds

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What are two solutions to prevent flood damage to homes and buildings?

• warn people to move to higher ground

• build walls around rivers to keep them from flooding

• have motor boats available to rescue people

• put buildings on stilts to keep them dry and high off the ground

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

The diagram shows the structure of a building that should withstand which natural hazard?

• earthquake

• volcano

• flood

• tsunami

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

Emmanuel fastens a bookshelf to a wall. He puts a cord across the front of each shelf. What natural disaster do you think he's preparing for?

• volcano

• tsunami

• earthquake

• wildfire

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The image shows a tool that scientists use to detect which natural hazard?

• hurricane

• tsunami

• wildfire

• flood

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The image shows a tool that scientists use to detect which natural hazard?

• volcano

• earthquake

• wildfire

• tsunami

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

This tool shows the size and location of earthquakes. What is the name of this tool?

• tiltmeter

• seismograph

• satellite

• deep-sea detection buoy

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

This tool detects tsunami waves and sends information to a warning center . What is the name of this tool?

• tiltmeter

• seismograph

• retaining wall

• deep-sea detection buoy

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

This tool detects changes in the grounds surface near a volcano . What is the name of this tool?

• tiltmeter

• seismograph

• retaining wall

• deep-sea detection buoy

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2