Weather or climate? Reading a climate graph

Grade 6 Science Worksheet

Circle the best answer.

1. 1.

   Ari reads four lines in a travel guide. Which line describes climate?

   • January is usually the snowiest month.
   • A blizzard closed the roads last Tuesday.
   • Today's high is 3 °C (37 °F).
   • Fog should lift by noon tomorrow.
2. 2.

   Which line from Bo's town website describes weather, not climate?

   • Most snow falls from December to March.
   • Hail fell for ten minutes this morning.
   • Summers here are usually warm and humid.
   • The town averages 150 mm of rain in July.
3. 3.

   Esme sorts four facts about one city. Which fact describes its climate?

   • July has averaged 24 °C over 1991–2020.
   • A storm is moving in tonight.
   • It was 31 °C (88 °F) last July 4.
   • Last July was 2 °C warmer than usual.
5. 4.

   Jun studies the climate graph for Elkins, West Virginia. Which description fits it?

   • Cold winters, warm summers, wet all year
   • Cold winters with almost no rain or snow
   • Hot summers above 30 °C
   • Warm all year, with dry summers
6. 5.

   Using the bars on the Elkins graph, how much rain and snow falls in an average April, Kira?

   Use the picture in question 4.

   • 85 mm
   • 11 mm
   • 152 mm
   • 104 mm
8. 6.

   Seattle is famous for drizzle. Using the bars on Milo's graph, which season is driest in Seattle?

   • Winter: January gets about 147 mm
   • Summer: July gets about 15 mm
   • Fall: October gets about 99 mm
   • Winter: the line is lowest in January
9. 7.

   Noah writes one line about Seattle's climate from the graph. Which line fits?

   Use the picture in question 6.

   • Below zero each January
   • Mild, with dry winters and wet summers
   • It rains each winter day there
   • Mild, with wet winters and dry summers
10. 8.

    How many degrees warmer is Seattle's July than its January, on average, Pia?

    Use the picture in question 6.

    • 25 °C
    • 13 °C
    • 8 °C
    • 132 °C
11. 9.

    NOAA makes new climate normals every 10 years. Why does each normal use 30 years of records instead of one, Ren?

    • Weather stays the same from year to year
    • One year can be unusual; 30 years show the pattern
    • One year of records is enough to set a climate
    • Thirty years is how long one storm lasts
12. 10.

    Tala kept a weather log for one month, and 18 days had rain. What can Tala say about the town's climate?

    • Not much yet: one month is too short
    • The town has a rainy climate
    • The town has a dry climate
    • The town's climate changes each month