3rd grade · Science · Unit 9 of 10
Oregon Weather & Climate
Seasons, weather data and climates from the coast to the high desert.
What your child practices
Practices reading weather data for different seasons and comparing climates, from the rainy Oregon coast and Willamette Valley to the dry high desert east of the Cascades, and around the world.
Oregon State Standards learning standard: 3.ESS2.1; 3.ESS2.2 · weather data for each 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.
Question 1
Eastern Oregon's high desert is drier than the coast because…
- it is closer to the ocean
- it is near the equator
- the Cascades block rain clouds
- it has no air
the Cascades block rain clouds
Hint: Mountains catch the rain.
Question 2
Which tool measures rain?
- Rain gauge
- Scale
- Compass
- Thermometer
Rain gauge
Hint: It collects rain.
Question 3
Which climate is hot and wet all year?
- Polar
- Tropical rainforest
- Desert
- Tundra
Tropical rainforest
Hint: Near the equator.
Question 4
A bar graph shows rain each month. The tallest bar is the…
- coldest month
- warmest month
- driest month
- rainiest month
rainiest month
Hint: Taller = more rain.
Question 5
In summer the days are…
- always snowy
- shorter and colder
- longer and warmer
- dark all day
longer and warmer
Hint: More sunlight.
Question 6
Which place has a climate most like Oregon's high desert?
- A rainy island in the tropics
- An icy polar sheet
- A dry plateau with cold winters and hot summers
- A hot, wet rainforest
A dry plateau with cold winters and hot summers
Hint: Dry with big temperature swings.