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Natural Hazards
Grade 4 - Science - Challenge Me
Worksheet 1
1Community safety review: which natural hazard fits this evidence: coastal storms bring high winds and storm surge?
2Hazard plan: what impact can a blizzard have?
3Preparedness comparison: which solution best reduces the impact of a landslide?
4Community safety review: which comparison supports the solution for a blizzard?
5Risk-reduction design: why is "build a shade tent for hot afternoons" a weak solution for an earthquake?
6Hazard plan: which natural hazard fits this evidence: the town is beside a river that rises after heavy rain?
7Preparedness comparison: what impact can a landslide have?
8Earth-process evidence: which solution best reduces the impact of a hurricane?
9Earth-process evidence: which comparison supports the solution for a wildfire?
10Earth-process evidence: why is "paint warning signs on loose rocks only" a weak solution for a landslide?
About this worksheet
Natural hazards questions ask students to connect evidence about Earth processes with solutions that reduce impacts on people asks fourth graders to connect observations with an explanation, model, or design decision instead of choosing a fact from memory. Students may choose a familiar safety action even when it does not match the hazard, such as using shade for a flood or water storage for an earthquake. This worksheet uses short investigations and evidence-based situations so students must read what happened, decide which science idea is being tested, and choose the answer that fits the title. Students identify hazards from evidence, match impacts with solutions, compare designs, and explain why one preparation reduces a specific risk. Support versions use familiar objects and direct wording. Standard and challenge versions add closer distractors, fair-test language, and multi-step evidence. Ask your child to point to the measurement, diagram, map, or observation before answering. If the choice does not explain the evidence in the prompt, it is probably a distractor. That habit keeps science reasoning tied to data rather than guesswork.
What your child will learn
Identify hazards from evidence
Match hazards with likely impacts
Compare solutions that reduce harm
Explain how designs protect people
Worked example
For a flood-prone river town, raised equipment and evacuation routes match the hazard better than snow shovels.
Common mistake
Choosing a general safety idea that does not solve the hazard named in the evidence.
Helpful hint
Match the solution to the specific hazard and impact.
Worksheet 1