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

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

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

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

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

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

   • Cold winters with almost no rain or snow
   • Warm all year, with dry summers
   • Hot summers above 30 °C
   • Cold winters, warm summers, wet all year
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
   • 104 mm
   • 152 mm
   • 11 mm
7. 6.

   How many degrees warmer is July than January in Elkins, on average, Luz?

   Use the picture in question 4.

   • 21 °C warmer
   • 23 °C warmer
   • 67 °C warmer
   • 22 °C warmer
9. 7.

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

   • Winter: January gets about 147 mm
   • Winter: the line is lowest in January
   • Fall: October gets about 99 mm
   • Summer: July gets about 15 mm
10. 8.

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

    Use the picture in question 7.

    • Below zero each January
    • Mild, with wet winters and dry summers
    • It rains each winter day there
    • Mild, with dry winters and wet summers
11. 9.

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

    Use the picture in question 7.

    • 25 °C
    • 8 °C
    • 132 °C
    • 13 °C
12. 10.

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

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