Grade 3 Sheet 4 connects the water cycle to everyday weather and explores seasonal patterns in both Earth hemispheres. Students complete fill-in-blank items on evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and groundwater, then use matching to pair each water cycle stage with its action. The Grade 3 Science worksheet helps learners see how the sun powers weather and why seasons are reversed north and south of the equator.
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Weather and Climate
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. In Grade 3 science, the sun heats water and turns it into vapor in a step called evaporation.
2. Grade 3 students learn that water vapor cools and forms clouds during condensation.
3. When Grade 3 clouds drop water, snow, or hail, this stage is called precipitation.
4. Grade 3 maps show the equator divides Earth into the northern and southern hemispheres.
5. In Grade 3 science, when it is summer in the United States it is winter in Australia.
6. Grade 3 students learn that water that soaks into the ground is called groundwater.
7. Grade 3 weather lessons show that the sun is the main source of energy for the water cycle.
8. When Grade 3 clouds become heavy with droplets, they release rain back to the surface.
9. Grade 3 maps show that countries near the equator stay warm because they get direct sunlight.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
Grade 3 evaporation step
→ Sun heats water into vapor
Sun heats water into vapor
Grade 3 condensation step
→ Vapor cools into cloud drops
Vapor cools into cloud drops
Grade 3 precipitation step
→ Rain or snow falls down
Rain or snow falls down
Grade 3 collection step
→ Water gathers in lakes
Water gathers in lakes
Weather and Climate
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) In Grade 3 science, the sun heats water and turns it into vapor in a step called evaporation.
2) Grade 3 students learn that water vapor cools and forms clouds during condensation.
3) When Grade 3 clouds drop water, snow, or hail, this stage is called precipitation.
4) Grade 3 maps show the equator divides Earth into the northern and southern hemispheres.
5) In Grade 3 science, when it is summer in the United States it is winter in Australia.
6) Grade 3 students learn that water that soaks into the ground is called groundwater.
7) Grade 3 weather lessons show that the sun is the main source of energy for the water cycle.
8) When Grade 3 clouds become heavy with droplets, they release rain back to the surface.
9) Grade 3 maps show that countries near the equator stay warm because they get direct sunlight.
★ Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1) Match each item to its correct answer.
Grade 3 evaporation step
→ Sun heats water into vapor
Sun heats water into vapor
Grade 3 condensation step
→ Vapor cools into cloud drops
Vapor cools into cloud drops
Grade 3 precipitation step
→ Rain or snow falls down
Rain or snow falls down
Grade 3 collection step
→ Water gathers in lakes
Water gathers in lakes
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