Natural events/disasters
Natural disasters in Alberta
Erosion & Deposition
Human activities that change the land
Plants & Animals + Bonus
100
Fiery mountain ready to explode. Lava flows down, turning everything it holds. Ash and smoke fill the sky. What am I?
Volcanic eruption
100
What city in Alberta experienced a significant tornado outbreak on July 31, 1987? This is sometimes referred to as "Black Friday."
Edmonton
100
When materials like soil, rocks, or sand are carried away.
Erosion
100
Changing the natural land into places with houses, roads, and buildings. This often involves clearing land, digging, and making hard surfaces like roads and sidewalks. Doing this can affect how water moves on the land and might make some areas more likely to flood.
What human activity is this?
Building towns
100
When there are too many plants or animals in one area.
What is this called?
Overpopulation
200
I'm a rumble and a shake beneath your feet.
Plates collide, causing the ground to meet.
Buildings may sway, I cause dismay.
What am I?
Earthquake
200
In June 2013, what city in Alberta experienced severe flooding as a result of heavy rainfall combined with the melting of an unusually large amount of snow in the nearby mountains?
Calgary
200
When the earth leaves the eroded material to settle.
Deposition
200
Humans dig big holes in the ground or go deep underground to find valuable things. Digging a lot can change how the land looks. It might remove a lot of dirt and rocks, which can change the shape of the land. This digging can also hurt the homes of animals and plants.
What human activity is described above?
Resource extraction
200
Some animals, like rodents or insects, dig in the ground to make homes or find food. This process can change the structure of the soil and impact the landscape.
What is the name of this process?
Burrowing
300
On steep slopes, I make my move.
Rocks and soil slide, creating a groove.
What am I?
Landslide
300
What kind of natural disaster occurred in the town of Frank in the Canadian province of Alberta?
Landslide - "The Frank Slide"
300
The Grand Canyon is a product of what?
Water erosion
300
People grow crops like fruits and vegetables or raise animals like cows and chickens. Sometimes, to make room, trees are cut down, and this can be a problem for the animals and plants that live there. When the land is plowed to plant seeds, it can make the soil move, and using things like fertilizers and pesticides can change the dirt and water.
What human activity is described above?
Farming
300
What insect did we use as an example of parasite infestation in class?
The mountain pine beetle
400
As temperatures rise, I turn to water and sand.
Polar bears may frown as I slowly disappear.
What am I?
Glaciers melting
400
What kind of natural disaster occurred in Fort McMurray in May of 2016?
Wildfire
400
When the wind slows down, it deposits the sediment it carried. This can result in the formation of sand dunes, where sand blown by the wind accumulates and takes on distinct shapes.
What is this called?
Wind deposition
400
What human activity is being shown in this image?
Pollution
400
Trees use sunlight to make food through a process called photosynthesis. As they grow, they can provide shade, change the temperature, and even affect the types of plants that can grow underneath them.
How is this an example of how plants change the land around us?
Resource (consumption)
500
I start with a shake deep in the sea.
What am I?
Tsunami
500
What year did the Frank slide happen?
1903
500
What is "The Wave" a product of?
Wind erosion
500
What resource is commonly extracted in our province of Alberta?
Oil
500
Where plants find their buffet feast,
Roots digging deep, in me, they're released.
I'm the upper layer, where life is on boil,
Can you guess my name, this fertile soil?
Topsoil