1. Question of the Day Unit 8 - Weather 3rd Grade

2. Who’s Getting It Right? Read these 3 sentences carefully. Identify which sentence has the science word used correctly. 1. WIND pushes the Earth around so it spins on its axis. 2. When the air moves, it is called WIND. 3. The Sharks lost the first two games, but then they WIND three in a row. 3rd Grade

3. You come outside in the morning and find the grass is wet, but it hasn’t rained for days. Where did the water come from? Write an explanation. 3rd Grade

4. In each row, identify which word that does not fit, and explain why. frost, cloud, dust, dew snow, sleet, hail, tornado breeze, wind, lightning, draft 3rd Grade

5. List six words that are used to describe the weather. 3rd Grade

6. Match the term in the first column with what it tells us about in the second column. thermometer humidity anemometerair pressure barometerwind speed hygrometer temperature 3rd Grade

7. Write ways that people protect themselves from the following natural hazards. Tornado: Flood: 3rd Grade

8. Which person would ask if tomorrow would be a good day to play baseball? pharmacist meteorologist chemist 3rd Grade

9. Clouds are made when many droplets of water come together. What do we call a cloud that is very close to the ground? How do the clouds that are close to the ground affect you? 3rd Grade

10. Write a sentence or two about each question. What if there were no mountains? What if there was no Sun? 3rd Grade

11. What is wrong with this statement? This July we plan to go on a snowmobiling trip to Chicago. 3rd Grade