Catastrophic Events Test Review
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| TRUE or FALSE: Hurricanes can harm plants in coastal ecosystems by the clouds blocking the sun for too long. | FALSE
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| An example of how flooding can impact __________ is burial and uprooting of plants. | ecosystems
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| A forest _____ can have be a positive effect because it clears underbrush to allow new plants to grow. | fire
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| TRUE or FALSE: A tornado's path is usually a narrow path. | TRUE
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| Extremely strong winds associated with a tornado will have the greatest _______ effect on birds and other animals that use trees for shelter. | negative
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| The change that would most likely be observed in the _____ parts of an ecosystem is taller sand dunes on the beach. | non-living
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| TRUE or FALSE: Hurricanes can harm plants in coastal ecosystems by causing soil to wash away due to high water | TRUE
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| Convection currents take cool air from above and move it down while pushing _____ air from below to the top. | warm
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| In a _____ ecosystem, during a hurricane a loss of plant life from waltwater brought in by the storm surge may occur. | marsh
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| TRUE or FALSE: A hurricane that comes in from the Gulf of Mexico will most likely have an effect on plants on the Texas coastline, where the salt water surges. | TRUE
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| A catastrophic event that would most likely result in trees being knocked over and the disappearance of most of the plants and animals along a narrow path in a forest is called a ________. | Tornado
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| TRUE or FALSE: Hurricanes can harm plants in coastal ecosystems by high winds knocking down trees. | TRUE
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| A flood strikes more quickly so it will have a greater effect on a habitat than a heavy rainfall event because the flood does not allow the organisms to _____. | migrate
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| Tornados can negatively affect an ecosystem when their strong ______ uproot many of the important plants. | winds
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| TRUE or FALSE: A thunderstorm's lightening can start forest fires | TRUE
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| The banks of a river will experience an _______ in erosion when high rains cause the flow in the river to increase. | increase
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| Tornadoes can be more damaging than a ___________ to trees in a habitat because tornados produce stronger winds. | hurricane
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| TRUE or FALSE: There is a decrease in organisms that reproduce in fresh water when an ecosystem is flooded. | FALSE
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