Weather & Climate

Subject: Science  ·  Grade level: 3rd

How the sun, water, and air work together to create the weather you see every day. Look outside — what's the weather? Sunny? Rainy? Windy? Weather is what's h

In this lesson

• Weather vs climate
• The ingredients of weather
• The water cycle

Key terms

Weather

Conditions in the air right now: temperature, rain, wind.

Climate

The usual weather pattern of a place over a long time.

Atmosphere

The blanket of air surrounding Earth.

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