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Tornadoes
a) cause fish to seek food around a coral reef
b) form from thunderstorms
c) can last for a few weeks
d) form only close to the Equator

Forest fires can be...
a) small but difficult to extinguish
b) very easy to extinguish
c) can be bad most of the time but can also be good to regrow an ecosystem
d) only bad for environments because they destroy everything

Floods
a) can happen with light rainfall
b) can happen very quickly not allowing organisms to leave the area
c)
d)

Drought
a) don't last very long
b) can uproot big trees off the ground
c) make it almost impossible to grow vegetation
d) happen only in the USA

Which catastrophic event can be as large as 1/2 the USA?
a) Tornadoes
b) Hurricanes
c) Forest fire
d) Floods

How does a tornado negatively affect organisms in the affected area?
a) Birds lose their home and food source
b) Birds will make their nests on the ground after a tornado
c) Decomposers find new homes after the tornado
d) Animals that live in burrows need to go fishing for food

Coastal areas are the hardest hit during a hurricane. What happens to vegetation in the coast as the hurricane hits the area?
a) plants can die due to the salty water from the storm surge
b) plants grow bigger after the hurricane hit the area
c) hurricanes only affect plants with strong winds
d) hurricanes don't have a negative effect on the vegetation

Which catastrophic event strikes an area faster?
a) heavy rains
b) a flood
c) light rains
d) average rainfall

Hurricanes
a) form over warm ocean waters
b) happen only in Texas
c) can reach up to 300 mph
d) are easy to predict

Forest fires can be cause by...
a) only natural causes
b) only by humans
c) both humans and natural causes
d) neither human or natural causes

What does catastrophic means?
a) Many people leaving an area at the same time
b) A small event with small consequences
c) An event that is really big in size but doesn't have a big effect on the environment
d) An event that can causes mass destruction and many casualties (deaths)

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