Weather and Climate Exploration
A Grade 3 science worksheet exploring basic concepts of weather, climate, and common weather phenomena.
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Weather and Climate Exploration
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Good luck!
1. What is weather?
The average temperature of a place over many years.
What the air is like outside right now.
The types of plants and animals in an area.
The amount of water in the ocean.
2. Which of these is a tool used to measure temperature?
Rain gauge
Wind vane
Thermometer
Anemometer
3. The long-term pattern of weather in a place is called its .
4. When water falls from the sky as rain, snow, or hail, it is called .
5. A tool that shows the direction the wind is blowing is a .
6. Climate changes quickly, sometimes even in one day.
True
False
7. A cloud is made of tiny water droplets or ice crystals.
True
False
8. Describe one way that weather affects your daily life.
9. Look at the image of the weather vane below. What does this instrument help us measure or know about the weather?
