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Grade 3 Atmosphere
The Smith Family is having a house built in New York State. The town where the house will be built gets over 100 inches of snow a year. Which type of roof should the Smith Family have for their house and why?
  1. a flat roof so the snow can pile on top
  2. a sloped roof so the snow can pile on top
  3. a flat roof so the snow can slide off the sides
  4. a sloped roof so the snow can slide off the sides
Grade 3 Atmosphere
In what layer of the atmosphere where shooting stars can be seen?
  1. Exosphere
  2. Ionosphere
  3. Mesosphere
  4. Troposphere
Grade 3 Atmosphere
The bar graph shows the number of days of rain over three months for a city.
Bar Graph 2
Which statement best describes the number of days of rain for those three months?
  1. The number of days of rain was greatest in May.
  2. The number of days of rain increased from April to June.
  3. The number of days of rain decreased from April to June.
  4. The number of days of rain was about the same each of the three months.
Grade 3 Atmosphere
Max recorded the number of days of rain for his town over three months this year. The bar graph shows his data.
Bar Graph 1
Which statement best describes the number of days of rain for those three months?
  1. The number of days of rain was greatest in May.
  2. The number of days of rain increased from April to June.
  3. The number of days of rain decreased from April to June.
  4. The number of days of rain was about the same during each of the three months.
Grade 3 Atmosphere
The table shows the average monthly temperatures for a city.
MonthAverage
Temperature
in Celsius		Average
Temperature
in Fahrenheit
January1763
February1559
March1762
April2170
May2577
June2781
July2781
August2781
September2679
October2373
November1966
December1559

The city has two seasons: summer and winter. Which set of months most likely fall during summer?
  1. May to October
  2. January to June
  3. July to December
  4. November to April
Grade 3 Atmosphere
The table shows the average monthly temperatures for a city.
MonthAverage
Temperature
in Celsius		Average
Temperature
in Fahrenheit
January1763
February1559
March1762
April2170
May2577
June2781
July2781
August2781
September2679
October2373
November1966
December1559

The city has two seasons: summer and winter. Which set of months most likely fall during winter?
  1. May to October
  2. January to June
  3. July to December
  4. November to April
Grade 3 Atmosphere
Name the 4 seasons.
         winter         ,          spring         ,          summer         ,        fall       
Grade 3 Atmosphere
A weather map shows a lake effect snow storm moving east across Lake Erie. In Buffalo, the current weather is sunny and cold with no clouds. What can we expect the weather to be in Buffalo later on in the day?
  1. It will stay sunny and cold with no clouds.
  2. It will be sunny and warm with some clouds.
  3. It will be cloudy and cold with a lot of snow.
  4. It will be cloudy and cold with rain.
Grade 3 Atmosphere
What happens to water vapor as it moves upward in the air?
  1. it becomes hot
  2. it evaporates
  3. it forms clouds
  4. it becomes a solid
Grade 3 Atmosphere
Tornadoes form when                 air is pushed up very quickly by                 air.
  1. warm, warm
  2. cold, warm
  3. warm, cold
  4. cold, cold
Grade 3 Atmosphere
The average weather or regular changes in weather in a particular region is called           Climate          .
Grade 3 Atmosphere
What kind of cloud usually means the weather is going to change in 24 hours?
  1. Cumulus
  2. Cirrus
  3. Cumulonimbus
  4. Status
Grade 3 Atmosphere
Water that is an invisible gas found in the air is called
  1. ocean water.
  2. water vapor.
  3. groundwater.
Grade 3 Atmosphere
1.           Cumulus           clouds look like puffy heaps of cotton.

2. A                thunderstorm                is a storm with strong winds, rain, lightning, and thunder.

3. Clouds that are curly, wispy, and high in the air are called          cirrus          clouds.

4. A                thermometer                 is an instrument used to measure the exact temperature.

5.       Fog       are clouds that are very close to the ground.

6. A              rain gauge              is an instrument that measures the amount of precipitation, it tells you how much rain or snow has fallen.

7. Clouds that look like sheets extending across the sky are called           stratus           clouds.

8. A             wind vane             points to the direction from which the wind is blowing.

9. An overflow of water onto what is usually dry land is called a         flood        .

10. Drops of water falling from the sky is called        rain       .
Grade 3 Atmosphere
Over the next two weeks you will be using weather instruments at your weather station to collect data. If you do not have a weather station, you can watch the weather report on your local news channel. After two weeks, you will graph your data. Below is an example of a data table you can use.

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