This Grade 3 climate zones worksheet builds skills in reading weather charts and bar graphs to find patterns. Students complete fill-in-the-blank items about tropical, temperate, and polar zones, the equator, and humidity. A matching activity links weather tools like thermometers and anemometers to what they measure. By interpreting data, learners practice the science thinking skills meteorologists use to compare regions and predict the weather across many different climates.
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Weather and Climate
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. If a city gets 2 inches of rain in May and 4 inches in June, June had 2 inches more rain.
2. The hottest month on a temperature chart is usually shown by the tallest bar.
3. A region near the equator that is hot and rainy all year is the tropical zone.
4. Snow, ice, and freezing cold winters are typical of the polar zone.
5. The line on the middle of a globe is the equator, which is the warmest part of Earth.
6. If a rain gauge shows 3 cm on Monday and 5 cm on Tuesday, the total rainfall is 8 cm.
7. A weather chart that uses pictures of suns, clouds, and rain is a weather map.
8. When the temperature stays cool but never freezes, the climate is temperate.
9. Reading a bar graph helps us see patterns in weather over time.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
Thermometer
→ Measures temperature
Measures wind speed
Rain gauge
→ Measures rainfall
Measures air pressure
Anemometer
→ Measures wind speed
Measures temperature
Barometer
→ Measures air pressure
Measures rainfall
Weather and Climate
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) If a city gets 2 inches of rain in May and 4 inches in June, June had 2 inches more rain.
2) The hottest month on a temperature chart is usually shown by the tallest bar.
3) A region near the equator that is hot and rainy all year is the tropical zone.
4) Snow, ice, and freezing cold winters are typical of the polar zone.
5) The line on the middle of a globe is the equator, which is the warmest part of Earth.
6) If a rain gauge shows 3 cm on Monday and 5 cm on Tuesday, the total rainfall is 8 cm.
7) A weather chart that uses pictures of suns, clouds, and rain is a weather map.
8) When the temperature stays cool but never freezes, the climate is temperate.
9) Reading a bar graph helps us see patterns in weather over time.
★ Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1) Match each item to its correct answer.
Thermometer
→ Measures temperature
Measures wind speed
Rain gauge
→ Measures rainfall
Measures air pressure
Anemometer
→ Measures wind speed
Measures temperature
Barometer
→ Measures air pressure
Measures rainfall
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