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3rd grade · Science · Unit 10 of 10

Weather & Climate

Seasons, weather data and climates of the world.

What your child practices

Practices reading weather data by season and comparing climates around the world, including California's dry summers and rainy winters, Sierra Nevada snow and desert heat.

California Content Standards learning standard: 3-ESS2-1; 3-ESS2-2 · weather patterns by season and climates in different regions of the world

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Summer fog near San Francisco comes from…

    • cool ocean air
    • snowstorms
    • the desert
    • volcanoes

  2. Question 2

    Which season brings the most snow to the Sierra Nevada?

    • Winter
    • Late summer
    • Early fall heat
    • Summer

  3. Question 3

    Which tells you about a place's climate, not its weather?

    • It rains a lot every winter
    • It is raining now
    • It snowed this morning
    • It's windy today

  4. Question 4

    Which would you expect in a polar climate?

    • Rainforest
    • Ice and snow
    • Hot sand
    • Palm trees

  5. Question 5

    Weather is…

    • a kind of rock
    • what the air is like today
    • a map
    • the usual weather over many years

  6. Question 6

    Which tool measures temperature?

    • Wind vane
    • Thermometer
    • Ruler
    • Rain gauge

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