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What is climate?
Grade 3 Science Worksheet
rainy winter twenty atmosphere

desert weather Climatologists air
Meteorologists quickly forecast
The atmosphere is the all around our planet.

Weather tells you what is going on in the
at one time in one place. For example, you might say,
"The weather in my city today is ."
Weather can change in a few minutes or
a few hours. study the weather. They can
only , or predict, the weather about
two weeks ahead.
Climate tells you the pattern of in a large
area over a long time. For example, you might say,
"The climate of a is hot and dry in the
summer and cold and dry in the ."
study climate. They measure conditions
over a long time: years or more. Climate
takes a very long time to change.
Some people remember the difference between climate and weather like this:
Climate is what you expect.

Weather is what you get.
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Answers
rainy winter twenty atmosphere

desert weather Climatologists air
Meteorologists quickly forecast
The atmosphere is the air all around our planet.

Weather tells you what is going on in the atmosphere
at one time in one place. For example, you might say,
"The weather in my city today is rainy ."
Weather can change quickly in a few minutes or
a few hours. Meteorologists study the weather. They can
only forecast , or predict, the weather about
two weeks ahead.
Climate tells you the pattern of weather in a large
area over a long time. For example, you might say,
"The climate of a desert is hot and dry in the
summer and cold and dry in the winter ."
Climatologists study climate. They measure conditions
over a long time: twenty years or more. Climate
takes a very long time to change.
Some people remember the difference between climate and weather like this:
Climate is what you expect.

Weather is what you get.

Climate or weather?
Weather tells you what is going on one place at one time.

Climate tells you the pattern of weather in a place over a long time.
For each statement, write weather or climate.
Yesterday it was raining so I took my umbrella with me.
It is usually rainy here in springtime.
John's town got two inches of rain last week.
Utah gets plenty of snow in the winter.
The wind is blowing from the east at 15 miles per hour.
Today, the temperature will be higher in New York than in

Los Angeles.
The Arctic has long, cold winters and short, cool summers.
Summers are warm enough here to wear shorts and

sandals every day.
What is the weather like where you are right now?
What is the climate like where you live?

Answers
For each statement, write weather or climate.
Yesterday it was raining so I took my umbrella with me. weather
It is usually rainy here in springtime. climate
John's town got two inches of rain last week. weather
Utah gets plenty of snow in the winter. climate
The wind is blowing from the east at 15 miles per hour. weather
Today, the temperature will be higher in New York than in weather

Los Angeles.
The Arctic has long, cold winters and short, cool summers. climate
Summers are warm enough here to wear shorts and climate

sandals every day.

Layers of the Earth
Label the layers in the structure of the Earth.
mantle inner core crust outer core
Answer the questions.
Which layer do we live on?

Which layer generates Earth's magnetic field?
Which layer is the hottest?
On which layer does the crust float?

Answers
Label the layers in the structure of the Earth.
mantle inner core crust outer core
crust
mantle
outer core
inner core
Answer the questions.
Which layer do we live on? crust

Which layer generates Earth's magnetic field? outer core
Which layer is the hottest? inner core
On which layer does the crust float? mantle

Structure of the Earth
Label and color the layers of the Earth.
mantle outer core
oceanic crust inner core
continental crust
Draw a line to match each layer of the Earth to its description.
continental crust • • Solid ball as hot as the surface of

the Sun
oceanic crust •
• Made of liquid iron and nickel
mantle • • The part of the Earth we live on
outer core • • Where volcanic lava comes from
inner core • • Layer directly under the oceans

Answers
Label and color the layers of the Earth.

continental crust
oceanic crust
mantle
outer core
inner core
mantle outer core
oceanic crust inner core
continental crust
Draw a line to match each layer of the Earth to its description.
continental crust • • Solid ball as hot as the surface of

the Sun
oceanic crust •
• Made of liquid iron and nickel
mantle • • The part of the Earth we live on
outer core • • Where volcanic lava comes from
inner core • • Layer directly under the oceans

Earth, Moon, and Sun
atmosphere Earth frozen satellite

liquid orbits star planets rock
Sun gases rotates plasma solar
The Earth is made mostly of . It has both liquid and _______

water on its surface. Earth is surrounded by an atmosphere of
. The Earth , or spins, once every 24 hours.
The Moon is also made of rock. It does not have water or

an . The Moon is a of Earth. It ,
or goes around, the Earth once about every 27 days.
The Moon rotates once every time it orbits around the .

This means that from Earth we only ever see one side of the Moon.
The Earth and Moon system orbits around the .
The Sun is a . It is made of hot, glowing gases and .

It is at the center of our system. All of the ____________
orbit around it.

Answers
atmosphere Earth frozen satellite

liquid orbits star planets rock
Sun gases rotates plasma solar
The Earth is made mostly of frozen

rock . It has both liquid and _______
water on its surface. Earth is surrounded by an atmosphere of
gases . The Earth rotates , or spins, once every 24 hours.
The Moon is also made of rock. It does not have liquid water or
an atmosphere . The Moon is a satellite of Earth. It orbits ,
or goes around, the Earth once about every 27 days.
The Moon rotates once every time it orbits around the Earth .
This means that from Earth we only ever see one side of the Moon.
The Earth and Moon system orbits around the Sun .
The Sun is a star . It is made of hot, glowing gases and plasma .

It is at the center of our solar planets
system. All of the ____________
orbit around it.

Moon phases
Label each moon phase.
new moon full moon first quarter third quarter

waxing crescent waning crescent
waxing gibbous waning gibbous
What phase is the moon in where you are now?

Answers
new moon full moon first quarter third quarter

waxing crescent waning crescent
waxing gibbous waning gibbous
third quarter
waning crescent
waning gibbous
full moon
new moon
waxing gibbous
waxing crescent
first quarter

Static electricity
positive negative attract
force atoms repel electrons
Static electricity is an invisible . It

happens when tiny particles in are
attracted to or repel each other.
Protons have a charge. Electrons have

a charge. Protons or
move away from other protons. Electrons repel or
move away from other .
What happens between a proton and an electron?

They , or move toward each other.
What is happening here?
If the hair has a negative charge, what

does the balloon have?

Answers
positive negative attract
force atoms repel electrons
Static electricity is an invisible force .

It happens when tiny particles in atoms
are attracted to or repel each other.
Protons have a positive charge. Electrons have

a negative charge. Protons repel or
move away from other protons. Electrons repel or
move away from other electrons .
What happens between a proton and an electron?

They attract , or move toward each other.
What is happening here?

There is static electricity between the hair
and the balloon. The hair is attracted to
the balloon because they have opposite
charges.
If the hair has a negative charge, what

does the balloon have? Protons are attracted to neutrons.
Thus the balloon has a positive charge.

Food chains
A food chain shows how energy moves from the sun through living things.
Example: Sun → grass → rabbit → fox
Grass gets its energy from the sun. The rabbit gets its energy from
the grass. The fox gets its energy from the rabbit.
Fill in the missing organism in each food chain.
flower owl penguin seaweed sun
Sun → _________ → butterfly → bird → snake
Sun → algae → krill → ____________ → orca
Sun → wheat → mouse → _________
_________ → acorn → squirrel → coyote
Sun → ____________ → fish → seal → shark

Answers
Fill in the missing organism in each food chain.
flower owl penguin seaweed sun
Sun → flower
_________ → butterfly → bird → snake
Sun → algae → krill → penguin

____________ → orca
Sun → wheat → mouse → owl

_________
sun
_________ → acorn → squirrel → coyote
Sun → seaweed
____________ → fish → seal → shark

Food webs
Food webs show the complicated relationships between

living things in an ecosystem.
Answer the questions about this food web.
mountain lion
hawk
snake
frog
rabbit
deer
cricket
mouse
grass
trees

Food Webs
Science Worksheet
Where does grass get energy?
Which animals eat the grass?
What eats mice?
What does a mountain lion eat?
How many food sources does the deer have?
What might happen if all the mice died?
Fill in one of the food chains from this food web:
Sun → → → →

Answers
Answer the questions about this food web.
Where does grass get energy? from the sun
Which animals eat the grass? deer, mouse, rabbit, cricket
What eats mice? hawk, snake
What does a mountain lion eat? deer, rabbits
How many food sources does the deer have? two
What might happen if all the mice died?

the snakes would die because they would have no food

Contact or non-contact?
A contact force happens between things that are touching.

An non-contact force can attract or repel things without
touching them.
For each force, write contact or non-contact.
Gravity pulling you toward Earth
Hitting a ball with a bat
Static electricity pulling up your hair
Two magnets repelling each other
Pedaling a bicycle
Pulling a door open
If you blow on balloons and they move, is that a contact or

non-contact force?

Answers
For each force, write contact or non-contact.
Gravity pulling you toward Earth non-contact
Hitting a ball with a bat contact
Static electricity pulling up your hair non-contact
Two magnets repelling each other non-contact
Pedaling a bicycle contact
Pulling a door open contact
If you blow on balloons and they move, is that a contact or

non-contact force?
It is a contact force as the air that you blow is making
contact with the balloons.

My traits
What are three traits you inherited from your parents?

Draw and explain.
What are two traits you have learned or acquired as you have
grown up? Draw and explain.
What is one trait that you inherited but has changed because of
what you learned or did? Draw and explain.

Variation of traits
Because offspring inherit traits from both parents,

they don't always have exactly the same traits.
If these two dogs have puppies, what could they look like?
Mother Dog Traits Father Dog Traits

• floppy ears • pointed ears
• short, brown coat • shaggy, black-and-white coat
• short legs • long legs
• downward-curling tail • upward-curling tail
What are some possible combinations of traits their offspring could have?
• Combination 1:
• Combination 2:
• Combination 3:
Draw a puppy with your favorite combination of traits.

Salmon and crab lifecycles
Label each stage of the animal lifecycles. Use the hints on the
second page.
Salmon
egg
adult
Crab
egg
adult

Salmon and crab lifecycles
Hints Page:
Salmon:
• When a young salmon develops
stripes across his back its called a parr.
• An alevin is a newly spawned salmon.
• When salmon leave their nest, they are called fry.
• Smolts are salmon that are finally ready to go out to the sea.
Crabs:
• A megalops is a crab's first stage after
it is no longer a larva.
• A zoea is a type of larva which occurs
after crab eggs hatch.
• Juvenile crabs can be 4 inches long and live in shallow water.

Answers
Salmon
egg alevin
adult
fry
smolt
parr
Crab
egg
zoea
adult
juvenile megalops

Magnets: Attract or repel
For each pair of magnets, write attract or repel.

Answers
For each pair of magnets, write attract or repel.
attract
repel
repel
attract

Magnets: Will it attract?
Draw a line from the magnet to the things it will attract.
Draw and label one thing that will be attracted to a magnet and
one that will not.
attract won’t attract

Answers

Magnets: Will it attract?
Draw and label one thing that will be attracted to a magnet and
one that will not.
attract won’t attract

Answers

Magnetism is a force
force attract repel touching

field north south poles
Magnetism is an invisible .
A magnet does not have to be something to exert

force on it.
Magnetic force is strongest at the of a magnet.
The area around a magnet where it has force is called a magnetic

.
Opposite poles or pull toward each other.

So, a north pole will be attracted to a pole.
Poles that are the same or push away from each

other. So, a north pole will repel a pole.
What would happen if you put the south poles of two magnets
near each other?
You can't see magnetic force, so how do you know it exists?

Answers
force attract repel touching

field north south poles
Magnetism is an invisible force .
A magnet does not have to be touching something to exert

force on it.
Magnetic force is strongest at the poles of a magnet.
The area around a magnet where it has force is called a magnetic

field .
Opposite poles attract or pull toward each other.

So, a north pole will be attracted to a south pole.
Poles that are the same repel or push away from each
other. So, a north pole will repel a north pole.

Natural resources
For each item, write the natural resources used to make it.
drinking glass socks writing paper
milk gasoline shower
Name one item you use every day. What natural resources
does it use?

Answers
drinking glass socks writing paper
sand cotton wood
milk gasoline shower
animals crude oil water

Natural resources
For each item, write the natural resources used to make it.
window plastic straw sidewalk
blue jeans salad wool sweater
Name one item you use every day. What natural resources
does it use?

Answers
window plastic straw sidewalk
sand fossil fuels minerals
blue jeans salad wool sweater
cotton plants sheep fleece

Natural resources
For each natural resource, write about how we use it.
fresh water plants minerals
fossil fuels sunlight animals
Choose one natural resource. How do you use it?

Plant lifecycle
Label the orange tree lifecycle.
seed fruit flower young tree mature tree

Answers
seed fruit flower young tree mature tree
fruit
flower seed
young tree
mature tree

Plant lifecycle
Draw and label the lifecycle of your favorite fruit.

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What is climate?

Grade 3 Science Worksheet

rainy winter twenty atmosphere

The atmosphere is the all around our planet.

Climate is what you expect.

Reading and Math for K-5 © www.k5learning.com

rainy winter twenty atmosphere

The atmosphere is the air all around our planet.

Climate is what you expect.

Reading and Math for K-5 © www.k5learning.com

Weather tells you what is going on one place at one time.

For each statement, write weather or climate.

Yesterday it was raining so I took my umbrella with me.

It is usually rainy here in springtime.

John's town got two inches of rain last week.

Utah gets plenty of snow in the winter.

The wind is blowing from the east at 15 miles per hour.

Today, the temperature will be higher in New York than in

Summers are warm enough here to wear shorts and

What is the weather like where you are right now?

What is the climate like where you live?

Reading and Math for K-5 © www.k5learning.com

For each statement, write weather or climate.

Yesterday it was raining so I took my umbrella with me. weather

It is usually rainy here in springtime. climate

John's town got two inches of rain last week. weather

Utah gets plenty of snow in the winter. climate

Today, the temperature will be higher in New York than in weather

Summers are warm enough here to wear shorts and climate

Reading and Math for K-5 © www.k5learning.com

Label the layers in the structure of the Earth.

mantle inner core crust outer core

Answer the questions.

Which layer do we live on?

Reading and Math for K-5 © www.k5learning.com

Label the layers in the structure of the Earth.

mantle inner core crust outer core

Answer the questions.

Which layer do we live on? crust

Reading and Math for K-5 © www.k5learning.com

Label and color the layers of the Earth.

mantle outer core

oceanic crust inner core

Draw a line to match each layer of the Earth to its description.

continental crust • • Solid ball as hot as the surface of

outer core • • Where volcanic lava comes from

inner core • • Layer directly under the oceans

Reading and Math for K-5 © www.k5learning.com

Label and color the layers of the Earth.

mantle outer core

oceanic crust inner core

Draw a line to match each layer of the Earth to its description.

continental crust • • Solid ball as hot as the surface of

outer core • • Where volcanic lava comes from

inner core • • Layer directly under the oceans

Reading and Math for K-5 © www.k5learning.com

atmosphere Earth frozen satellite

The Earth is made mostly of . It has both liquid and _______

The Moon is also made of rock. It does not have water or

The Moon rotates once every time it orbits around the .

The Earth and Moon system orbits around the .

The Sun is a . It is made of hot, glowing gases and .

Reading and Math for K-5 © www.k5learning.com