Weather or climate? Reading a climate graph

Grade 6 Science Worksheet - Building Confidence

Circle the best answer.

1. 1.

   Thunder rumbles over Ari's soccer field at 4 p.m., so the game pauses for 30 minutes. Is that weather or climate?

   • Weather: it is what the air is doing now
   • Climate: it is what the air is doing now
   • Neither: thunder is not part of weather
2. 2.

   Bo reads that Fresno, California, averages just 1 mm of rain in July over 1991–2020. Is that weather or climate?

   • Neither: rain is not part of climate
   • Climate: it is a long-run average
   • Weather: it is a long-run average
4. 3.

   On Fresno's climate graph, the line shows average temperature. What is the average temperature in July, Jun?

   • 19 °C (67 °F)
   • 9 °C (48 °F)
   • 1 °C (34 °F)
   • 29 °C (84 °F)
5. 4.

   Kira checks the line on Fresno's climate graph for April. What is the average April temperature?

   Use the picture in question 3.

   • 29 °C (84 °F)
   • 17 °C (62 °F)
   • 26 °C (79 °F)
   • 9 °C (48 °F)
6. 5.

   Luz packs a jacket for the coolest month in Fresno. Using the line, which month has the lowest average temperature?

   Use the picture in question 3.

   • April, at 17 °C (62 °F)
   • October, at 19 °C (67 °F)
   • January, at 9 °C (48 °F)
   • July, where the bar is shortest
7. 6.

   On Fresno's climate graph, the bars show rain and snow. How much falls in an average January, Milo?

   Use the picture in question 3.

   • 55 mm
   • 9 mm
   • 14 mm
   • 26 mm
8. 7.

   Rain boots, ready! Using the bars on Fresno's graph, which month is wettest, Pia?

   Use the picture in question 3.

   • April, with 26 mm
   • January, with 55 mm
   • July, where the line is highest
   • October, with 14 mm
9. 8.

   Ren's notebook needs a word for "the usual weather of a place, averaged over about 30 years." Which word fits?

   • Forecast
   • Humidity
   • Weather
   • Climate
10. 9.

    NOAA's climate normals are averages of weather records. About how many years of records go into each normal, Tala?

    • About 30 years
    • About 3 years
    • About 300 years
    • About 1 year
11. 10.

    Zee wants to describe a town's climate for a report. Which data should Zee use?

    • The temperature right now
    • Averages from about 30 years of records
    • Tomorrow's forecast for the town
    • Readings from one rainy week