Weather and Natural Disasters

Earthquakes under the ocean can cause

• Tornadoes

• Lightening

• Tsunamis

• Thunderstorms

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

True or False: Most Wildfires are started by humans.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A violently rotating column of air stretching from a cloud to the ground, especially in the Middle West

• Waterspout

• Dust Storm

• Tornadoes

• Hurricane

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Any natural hazard that causes harm to humans

• Hurricane

• Natural Disaster

• Flood

• Tornado

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

a giant wave caused by movement of the ocean floor

• Waterspout

• Light Wave

• Tsunami

• Earthquake

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain

• Landslide

• Dirt Wave

• Avalanche

• Snow River

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

a great flowing or overflowing of water, especially over land not usually submerged.

• Hurricane

• Waterspout

• Tornado

• Flood

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

a storm that forms over warm, tropical ocean waters

• Tornadoes

• Hurricane

• Flood

• Tsunami

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

a period of dry weather, especially a long one that is injurious to crops.

• Hail Storm

• Tornado

• Drought

• Flood

A prolonged period of extensively hot weather.

• Hail Storm

• Drought

• Hurricane

• Heat Wave