Natural Hazard Gameboard__Mod1

Tornado: More than ______ Tornadoes occur in the United States each year?

• 10,000,000

• 10,000

• 1,000

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Tornado: What is a supercell?

• A rotating thunderstorm

• The eye of a hurricane

• A wave that causes a tsunami

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Tornado: Which is the correct order for the Fujita scale (lowest to highest)?

• 1EF - 6EF

• 0VEI - 6VEI

• 0EF - 5EF

Tornado: On the Enhanced Fujita scale (EF scale) how much expected damage of an EF4 rating is supposed to do?

• Strong houses were lifted, concrete structures damaged, and very large debris flew in the air.

• Well-built homes destroyed; cars lifted and blown some distance; large debris flew through the air.

• Roofs and walls torn from buildings; some small buildings destroyed; most trees up rooted.

Tornado: A _______ is a spinning, cloud-shaped column that extends from a thundercloud and can become a tornado if it touches the ground?

• Funnel Cloud

• Cumulus Cloud

• Cirrus Cloud

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Volcano: A___________ has hot ash that is over 1,000*C and can travel at speeds of 700 km/h.

• Fumaroles

• Pyroclastic Flow

• Lahar

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Volcano: What is the difference between lava and magma?

• Lava is molten rock inside the earth's crust and magma is molten rock outside the volcano.

• Lava is molten rock outside the volcano while magma molten rock is inside the earth's crust.

• There is no locational difference

Volcano: What happens to magma before an eruption?

• It becomes denser and rises closer to the surface

• It gets super cold and rises closer to the surface

• It heats up and rises closer to the surface

Volcano: What town was buried by Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD?

• Atlanta, Italy

• Pompeii, Italy

• Venice, Italy

Volcano: During ______ eruptions, lava oozes downhill

• Pyroclastic

• Explosive

• Effusive