Natural Disasters

Which of the following is not a natural disaster?

• tornado

• hurricane

• tsunami

• car accident

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Giant storms that begin at sea and sometimes crash into land are called?

• hurricanes

• tornadoes

• avalanches

• mudslides

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Giant ocean-going waves that are caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruptions are called?

• hurricanes

• volcanoes

• tsunamis

• tornadoes

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The name of the scale used to describe hurricanes.

• saffir-simpson

• seismograph

• telegraph

• richter scale

The moving of the Earth's crust out from an epicenter like ripples.

• storm surge

• hurricane

• tsunami

• earthquake

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The number of feet the ocean rises above normal high tide during a hurricane.

• hurricane

• storm surge

• tsunami

• earthquake

A scale from 1 to 10, used for measuring the strength of an earthquake.

• saffir-simpson scale

• richter scale

• earthquake scale

• seismograph

A device for measuring the degrees of movement in the Earth.

• seismograph

• richter scale

• saffir-simpson scale

• earthquake scale

The Saffir-Simpson scale includes storm surge, damage and ________.

• wind direction

• wind speed

• hurricanes

• earthquakes

A funnel-shaped storm, with winds up to 300 mph.

• hurricane

• tsunami

• tornado

• storm surge

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2