Weather 3rd grade

A layer of gases surrounds Earth. Which of these is the name for this layer of gases?

• air

• atmosphere

• vapor

• weather

Which of these is the gas animals need to breathe?

• oxygen

• nitrogen

• water vapor

• carbon dioxide

A blizzard is one kind of severe weather. Which of these things must you do to be safe while a blizzard happens?

• stay indoors

• go outdoors

• wear rainwear

• wear sunglasses

Which weather instrument is used to measure air temperature?

• a barometer

• a weather vane

• a rain gauge

• a thermometer

Harmony measured three weather conditions over three weeks. Which of these did she use a rain gauge to measure?

• the speed of rainfall

• the amount of rainfall

• the direction of rainfall

• the temperature of rainfall

If the weather data for 3 days looks like this:

January 1: 57*F January 2: 53*F January 3: 49*

Which change does the temperature show?

• The weather got drier

• The weather or hotter

• The weather got cooler

• The weather got wetter

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Ricardo measured three weather conditions over three weeks. Which of these did he use a wind vane to measure?

• wind speed

• wind strength

• wind direction

• wind temperature

Which of these is the correct unit to use for writing a temperature?

• inches

• centimeters

• degrees North

• degrees Celsius

Raul wanted to add the kinds of clouds he observed to his report on weather. Which of these would best show how the clouds looked when he recorded the data?

• graphs

• pictures

• tables

• words

What is the layers of gases called? We have oxygen and water vapor in our......?

• atmosphere

• weather

• climate

• environment