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One Day, or Many Years? is a free printable Grade 3 science worksheet on reasoning about what evidence shows weather and what shows climate, aligned to NGSS performance expectation 3-ESS2-2. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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One Day, or Many Years?

3-ESS2-2

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Circle the best answer.

1.It snowed in a city yesterday. Does that tell you the city's climate?
  • A.Yes, snow is always climate
  • B.No, one day's snow is weather; climate is what is usual over many years
  • C.Yes, the city has a snowy climate
2.Over about how long is a place's climate usually worked out?
  • A.One week
  • B.About thirty years
  • C.One day
3.Why do farmers choose crops that suit their area's climate?
  • A.Weather never matters to crops
  • B.The climate tells them what the weather is usually like through the growing season
  • C.Climate changes every day
4.A family is packing for a vacation next month. What should they look at?
  • A.What the climate there is usually like, then the forecast just before they go
  • B.Only today's weather at home
  • C.Last year's vacation photos
5.Which tells you more about a place's climate?
  • A.A graph of its average rainfall for each month
  • B.A picture of today's sky
  • C.The weather report for tomorrow
6.Which of these is a statement about weather?
  • A.This island has mild winters most years
  • B.It will be windy on Friday afternoon
  • C.The desert gets very little rain each year
7.A hot desert has one day of heavy rain. Does that make its climate wet?
  • A.No, one rainy day is weather; the climate is still dry
  • B.Yes, for that year
  • C.Yes, it is now a wet place
8.Which of these is a statement about climate?
  • A.Most years, this town has a dry summer and a wet winter
  • B.It was foggy this morning
  • C.It is raining now

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Answer key — One Day, or Many Years?

Set 10. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.No, one day's snow is weather; climate is what is usual over many years
  2. 2.About thirty years
  3. 3.The climate tells them what the weather is usually like through the growing season
  4. 4.What the climate there is usually like, then the forecast just before they go
  5. 5.A graph of its average rainfall for each month
  6. 6.It will be windy on Friday afternoon
  7. 7.No, one rainy day is weather; the climate is still dry
  8. 8.Most years, this town has a dry summer and a wet winter

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 3-ESS2-2 of the Next Generation Science Standards.