Grade 3 Term 3 Reviewer

I. Multiple Choice

1. What should you do if you see a tornado?

a. wear sunglasses b. makes a snowman c. find a place

to be safe

2. Which of the following colors best describes “fog”?

a. blue b. green c. white

3. Which of the following things you might hear if you see lightning?
a. snowman b. thunder c. a weather reporter

4. Powerful storm of winds and rain that begins over the ocean.
a. hurricane b. wind c. gust

5. Which of the following words best describes “hail”?

a. climate b. warm c. ice

6. In what season would you see leaves changing its color and the
temperature beginning to get cooler?
a. winter b. spring c. autumn/fall
 7. In what season would you have lots of hot days and need to wear
shorts?
a. winter b. spring c. summer

8. Bands of colored light when the sun shines through the rain.
a. wind b. rainbow c. drought

9. What kind of tool tells the direction the wind is blowing?

a. wind vane b. thermometer c. rain gauge

10. Which of the following words refers to temperature?

a. cyclone b. Celsius c. centimeter

11. In what season would you see snowboarding, snowman and ice
skating?
a. summer b. winter c. spring

12. A weather when you can’t see the sun because the clouds are
blocking it. It often looks gray and sometimes it means that it might
rain.
a. cloudy b. foggy c. sunny

13. Many people shiver and wear jackets when the weather is…
a. cold b. dry c. sunny
14. When the temperature is below zero degrees….
a. It will rain b. people often sweat c. you might
see a snowman

15. A spiral of air that rotates with strong winds.

a. weather b. tornado c. lightning

16. The instrument used to measure rainfall

a. barometer b. rain gauge c. thermometer

17. Which of the following things a thermometer can do?

a. tells you the temperature b. help you cool c. none of
the above

18. What do you call a person who studies and predicts weather?
a. neighbor b. meteorologist c. doctor

19. Which of the following words means the opposite of “drought”?

a. freeze b. flood c. dry

20. Which of the following words best describes a “hurricane”?

a. cloud b. frostbite c. storm

 II. True or False

21. Nice weather is characterized by strong winds, rain, and thunder

with lightning. _______

22. A storm with violent winds that form in a circular pattern is called
a raindrop. _______

23. It can get very foggy or muggy after a rainstorm. _______

24. So much snow falling from the sky that you can’t see through is
called a blizzard. ______

25. Thunderstorms form mainly in the summer season. ________

26. A jacket is worn in cold weather. __________

27. When water falls from the sky it’s called rain. ___________

28. Some tornadoes have very large funnel clouds. ____________

29. When you can see a lot of dark clouds in the distance you could
say a wind is approaching. ________

30. The weather is partly cloudy if there are some clouds and some
sun. ________
 III. Read and choose all possible correct answer.

31 – 33. Which statements apply to thunderstorm? Circle all that

apply.

a. Thunderstorms usually have thunder and lightning.

b. Thunderstorms always happen at night.
c. Thunderstorms can bring heavy rain.
d. Thunderstorms never have strong winds.
e. Thunderstorms often have dark clouds.

34 – 36. Which statements apply to tornadoes? Circle all that apply.

a. Tornadoes are spinning columns of air that touch the ground.

b. Tornadoes are always very small and weak.
c. Tornadoes can cause a lot of damage.
d. Tornadoes always happen in the winter.
e. Tornadoes often come with thunderstorms.

37 – 39. Which statements apply to hurricanes? Circle all that apply.

a. Hurricanes are very large and powerful storms.

b. Hurricanes always occur in the desert.
c. Hurricanes have strong winds and heavy rain.
d. Hurricanes never cause flooding.
e. Hurricanes can form over warm ocean waters.
40 – 42. Which statements describe weather? Circle all that apply.

a. Weather is the condition of the atmosphere at a particular time

and place.
b. Weather includes temperature, wind, and precipitation.
c. Weather never changes.
d. Weather can be sunny, rainy, cloudy, or snowy.
e. Weather is the same as climate.

43 – 45. Which statements describe El Niño and La Niña? Circle all

that apply.

a. El Niño and La Niña are good to experience.

b. El Niño usually makes the water warmer.
c. La Niña usually makes the water cooler.
d. El Niño and La Niña happen every day.
e. El Niño and La Niña can affect weather around the world.
IV. Look at the pictures and identify each severe weather.
 V. Create a bar graph using the details below. 5 points each

Spring
Year Season
1 44 ℉
2 49 ℉
3 51 ℉
4 47 ℉

Summer
Year Season
1 71 ℉

2 71 ℉

3 69 ℉

4 72 ℉
 Autumn
Year Season
1 51 ℉
2 55 ℉
3 55 ℉
4 50 ℉

Winter
Year Season
1 22 ℉
2 28 ℉
3 29 ℉
4 19 ℉
 VI. Weather Chart Reading.

Day Weather Temp ℉ Wind Precipitation Clouds

(Yes/No) (Yes/No)
Mon Sunny 75 No None No
Tues Cloudy 70 Yes None Yes
Wed Rainy 65 Yes Rain Yes
Thurs Sunny 80 No None No
Fri Windy 72 Yes None Yes
Sat Snowy 32 Yes Snow Yes
Sun Partly 68 No None Yes
Cloudy

Reading the Chart:

72. What was the weather like on Monday? ________________

73. How many days were sunny this week? _____________

74. On which day did it snow? __________________

Temperature:

75. Which day had the highest temperature? ________________

76. What was the temperature on Saturday? ________________

Wind:

77 - 78. On which days was it windy? ____________ and _____________

79. How many days were calm with no wind? _________________

Precipitation:

80. Did it rain any day this week? If so, which day? __________________

81. How many days had precipitation (rain, snow, etc.)? _______

Clouds:

82. Were there any days with no clouds at all? _____________

83 - 86. On which days were the skies mostly cloudy?

__________________,

___________________, ___________________, _____________________

Comparative Questions:

87. Which day had the most similar weather to Thursday?

________________

88. If you like playing outside, which day would have been the best
to do so? ____________________
89. What type of weather was most common this week?
_________________

90. What day that had both wind and precipitation?

_______________

VII. Label the pictures on the type of severe weather and identify the
damage it can cause. Select your answers in the box. Write only the
letters on the blank.

a. Hurricane a. Flooding
b. Thunderstorm b. Strong winds blowing down trees
c. Tornado c. Houses damaged or destroyed
d. Hailstorm d. Cars swept away by fast-moving water
e. Flood e. Hail damage to crops

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