Worksheets4th Grade - Natural Processes
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 2hrs 36mins
A sudden release of energy under Earth's surface that makes the ground shake or crack.
Volcano
Hazards
Landslide
Earthquake
Sources of danger
Hazards
First Aid
Hiking
Walking
What is an Impact?
To indirectly affect or change
To Directly affect or change
To not have any change
To have any change
What are Natural Processes?
A process produced by nature
Hazards
Kitchen fire
Nuclear reactors
To use less of a resource.
Induce
Reduce
Recycle
Return
What is a Tsunami?
Volcanic eruption
a wave that you surf in Hawaii
a great sea wave produced especially by an earthquake or volcanic eruption under the sea
an earthquake
A mixture of hot rocks, ash, and gas from deep inside Earth that explodes or seeps through a crack in Earth's surface.
Magma
Lava
Tectonic Plates
Volcanic Eruption
A severe thunderstorm rains many inches of rain in a short time, causing rivers and streams in an area to overflow their banks.
Tsunami
Earthquake
Volcanic Eruption
Flood
A seawall is being constructed from concrete blocks to protect a stretch of shoreline from waves.a. The seawall is 2 times longer than the original seawall. How long is the new seawall, if the original was 50 meters?
50 meters
2 meters
100 meters
100 cats and dogs
Madeline lives in a state that has 5 times more earthquakes each year than her pen pal Jason’s state has each year. Jason’s state has 25 earthquakes each year. How many earthquakes does Madeline’s state have each year?
100
25
125
5
You are an engineer for a company that wants to build homes on a coastline where hurricanes frequently occur. What are some things you must consider before building in this environment?
The high winds
Heavy rains
Flooding
All of the above
Special pads can be placed in the foundation of a building to allow for movement in the event of a natural disaster. During which event would these pads be the most useful - tsunami, forest fire, or earthquake?
The pads would be great in a flood, because it can absorb water.
The pads would be best in earthquake-prone areas because an earthquake is a movement under Earth's surface.
The pads would be great in a volcano to stop the lava flow
The pads would be great for padding against a forest fire because it would absorb all the heat of the fire.
What best describes what an Earthquake is?
Eruption, large wave, can cause hazards
Eruption, shifting plates, hot rocks and gases
Shifting plates, release of energy, eruption
shifting plates, release of energy, release of stored energy
What can best describe what an oceanographer does?
A branch of science dealing with the living and nonliving factors of the ocean.
A branch of science dealing with seals of the ocean.
This is not real
deals with making maps
Which of the following is useful for all types of natural disasters?
Having a safety plan
building houses with stilts
Allowing water to flow through structures
Reinforcing buildings with concrete
Safety suggestions for a flood would be . . . (hint: check all that apply)
Watch news and weather reports
Build flexible structures
Block or allow massive amounts of water through structures
Run for the hills!
Safety suggestions for a Volcanic Eruption are . . . (hint: choose all that apply)
Put buildings on stilts
Have an emergency plan
Watch news and weather reports
Build flexible structures
Park rangers sometimes start avalanches to . . .
to stop avalanches from happening and hurting people.
to help the snow melt faster.
to save trees from being damaged
to let the snow come down the slope by itself
What are true about tsunamis and earthquakes?
both can take place in water
both can be stopped
there are no early warning systems for both
both can travel the speed of light
The river overflowed its banks and flooded the town because there was nothing to hold the water back. The family stayed in their home to care for their animals until the water started rising. Then they fled. What should have been done differently?
go down to the basement to better keep safe
put up sand bags to stop the water rising
the family should have evacuated to safety when the storm was coming
make sure the animals were fed and warm
