Natural Events Worksheet
Explore natural events like tornadoes, earthquakes, and floods with this Grade 5 science worksheet.
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Some questions may require you to recall information about natural events.
1. Which natural event is characterized by a violent rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground?
Earthquake
Hurricane
Tornado
Flood
2. What is the sudden shaking of the ground caused by the movement of tectonic plates?
Volcano
Earthquake
Blizzard
Drought
3. A large amount of water that covers land that is usually dry is called a .
4. The scale used to measure the strength of an earthquake is the scale.
5. All volcanoes erupt frequently and are very dangerous.
True
False
6. Describe one way humans can prepare for a hurricane.
Use the words below to complete the sentences.
7. A long period of unusually low rainfall is called a .
8. A large ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption is a .