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Grade 3 Natural Hazards Worksheet with Answers

Grade 3 (US) · Year 4 (UK) · Class 3 (India) · Science

Unit 4: Weather & ClimateNatural HazardsNGSS 3-ESS3-1

Storms, floods, droughts and earthquakes, and designs that reduce their damage. This free upper elementary worksheet has 10 questions and a full answer key. Print it or save it as a PDF — every answer is checked by code, not guessed.

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Natural Hazards

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Learning goal: Natural Hazards · NGSS 3-ESS3-1

Directions: This worksheet has 2 parts. Read the instructions at the start of each part.

Part A

Match each clue to the right word. Write the letter in the box.

  1. 1What is a strong spinning windstorm over land called?
  2. 2What is a long period with very little rain called?
  3. 3What is it called when water covers land that is normally dry?
  4. 4What is a huge storm that forms over warm oceans called?
  • ADrought
  • BFlood
  • CTornado
  • DHurricane
Part B

Answer each question. Use full sentences where you can.

  1. 5

    Why do weather forecasts help reduce damage from hurricanes?

  2. 6

    What does a tsunami warning system do?

  3. 7

    How do lightning rods protect buildings?

  4. 8

    How do earthquake-safe buildings help?

  5. 9

    Why do people build houses on stilts near rivers?

  6. 10

    Why are storm shelters built underground?

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  1. 1.C — a tornado
  2. 2.A — a drought
  3. 3.B — a flood
  4. 4.D — a hurricane
  5. 5.people get time to prepare or leave
  6. 6.warns people to move to high ground
  7. 7.they carry lightning safely into the ground
  8. 8.they bend or sway instead of falling
  9. 9.to stay above flood water
  10. 10.to protect people from tornado winds
  11. ★ice (challenge corner)

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