Earth Science: Weather vs Climate: What's the Difference Worksheet

Question 1

Circle the word that tells about today: weather or climate.

Accepted Answer

Weather tells about today because weather is what the sky and air are like now.

Question 2

A place is usually hot and dry for many years. Is this weather or climate?

Accepted Answer

This is climate because it tells what a place is usually like for many years.

Question 3

Draw one kind of weather you can see outside, such as sun, rain, clouds, snow, or wind.

Accepted Answer

A correct drawing shows one kind of weather, such as a sunny sky, rain, clouds, snow, or wind.

Question 4

It is raining right now. Is that weather or climate?

Accepted Answer

Rain happening right now is weather because weather can change from day to day.

Question 5

Circle the picture that shows weather: a rainy day or a map showing a place is warm most of the year.

Accepted Answer

The rainy day shows weather because it tells what is happening on one day.

Question 6

Fill in the blank: Weather can change from day to ____.

Accepted Answer

Weather can change from day to day.

Question 7

Fill in the blank: Climate tells what a place is usually like over a long ____.

Accepted Answer

Climate tells what a place is usually like over a long time.

Question 8

A town has cold, snowy winters almost every year. Is this weather or climate?

Accepted Answer

This is climate because it describes what the town is usually like in winter over many years.

Question 9

Circle all the weather words: sunny, rainy, windy, usually cold for many years.

Accepted Answer

The weather words are sunny, rainy, and windy. Usually cold for many years describes climate.

Question 10

It was sunny in the morning and cloudy in the afternoon. What changed?

Accepted Answer

The weather changed because the sky changed during the day.

Question 11

A scientist looks at many years of temperature and rain to describe a place. Is the scientist studying weather or climate?

Accepted Answer

The scientist is studying climate because climate uses information from many years.

Question 12

Draw a line to match: Weather goes with one day. Climate goes with many years.

Accepted Answer

Weather matches with one day, and climate matches with many years.

Question 13

Which sentence tells about climate? A. It is windy today. B. This place is usually rainy in spring.

Accepted Answer

Sentence B tells about climate because it says what the place is usually like in spring.

Question 14

Which sentence tells about weather? A. The snow is falling now. B. This place has hot summers every year.

Accepted Answer

Sentence A tells about weather because it tells what is happening now.

Question 15

Write W for weather or C for climate: Our city is often warm in summer.

Accepted Answer

The correct answer is C for climate because it tells what the city is often like in summer.

Earth Science: Weather vs Climate: What's the Difference