Which catastrophic event will most likely have the effect of returning an ecosystem to primary succession?
A tornado
A volcanic eruption
A flood
A drought
2. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
Which of the following describes large areas of ground that fall or flow on slopes due to gravity?
floods
hurricanes
landslides
wildfires
3. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
Where are hurricanes most likely to do the most damage?
Near the coast
In the forest
In a desert
On the North Pole
4. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
What catastrophic event would be of greatest risk to a grassland?
hurricane
flood
tsunami
wildfire
5. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
What catastrophic event results in destruction along a narrow path?
a volcanic eruption
a tsunami
a hurricane
a tornado
6. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
What catastrophic event can be caused by thunderstorms?
a wildfire
a tsunami
a volcanic eruption
a drought
7. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
How are tsunamis generated?
generated from earthquakes
generated from tornadoes
generated from crazy people
8. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
Another name for a hurricane in the Indian Ocean
Tornado
Tsunami
Typhoon
Blizzard
9. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
What is the major cause of weathering and erosion to form canyons?
wind
ice
glaciers
moving water
10. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
The process of breaking up rocks on Earth's surface is called...
sediment
erosion
weathering
deposition
11. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks? The freezing water—
keeps the rocks in place
makes the rocks last longer
expands in the cracks and breaks rocks
causes rocks to fall in landslides
12. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
Which natural disaster uses the Richter scale to measure strength?
Earthquake
Tornado
Tsunami
Hurricane
13. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
A prolonged period lacking rainfall that leads to a shortage of water. It hadn't rained for three months straight and the _________ began to kill our crops.
Forest Fire
Epidemic
Heatwave
Drought
14. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
Which storms have the strongest winds?
hailstorms
tornadoes
earthquakes
hurricanes
15. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
Which of the following natural disasters have had the LEAST impact on TEXAS
hurricanes
floods
tornadoes
earthquakes
16. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
Which of the following natural disasters have the MOST impact on TEXAS?
hurricanes
floods
tornadoes
earthquakes
17. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
What catastrophic event would be of greatest risk to a coastal area?
hurricane
drought
none of the above
all of the above
18. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
Rain washing away soil from a hillside
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
19. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
Where do hurricanes form?
In a river or stream
Over the ocean
At plate boundaries
Under the Earth
20. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
A long high sea wave caused by an underwater Earthquake, landslide or underwater volcanic