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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.One summer is unusually cool. Has the country's climate changed?
  • A.Yes, for ever
  • B.Yes, at once
  • C.Not from one summer; climate is the pattern over many years
2.Over about how long is a place's climate usually worked out?
  • A.One week
  • B.About thirty years
  • C.One day
3.It snowed in a city yesterday. Does that tell you the city's climate?
  • A.Yes, the city has a snowy climate
  • B.Yes, snow is always climate
  • C.No, one day's snow is weather; climate is what is usual over many years
4.Which would best describe a city's climate?
  • A.One photograph of the sky
  • B.Tomorrow's forecast
  • C.Its temperature and rainfall recorded over thirty years
5.Which of these is a statement about weather?
  • A.The desert gets very little rain each year
  • B.It will be windy on Friday afternoon
  • C.This island has mild winters most years
6.Why do farmers choose crops that suit their area's climate?
  • A.Climate changes every day
  • B.Weather never matters to crops
  • C.The climate tells them what the weather is usually like through the growing season
7.Which of these is a statement about climate?
  • A.Most years, this town has a dry summer and a wet winter
  • B.It is raining now
  • C.It was foggy this morning
8.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

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Answer key — One Day, or Many Years?

Set 19. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Not from one summer; climate is the pattern over many years
  2. 2.About thirty years
  3. 3.No, one day's snow is weather; climate is what is usual over many years
  4. 4.Its temperature and rainfall recorded over thirty years
  5. 5.It will be windy on Friday afternoon
  6. 6.The climate tells them what the weather is usually like through the growing season
  7. 7.Most years, this town has a dry summer and a wet winter
  8. 8.No, one rainy day is weather; the climate is still dry

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