Wonders of weather /
Published by : Kidsbooks, (Chicago :) Physical details: 109 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 28 cm. ISBN:1561569143. Year: 2006 Item type:
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| 551.5 HAR Rain and lightning / | 551.5 KRE All about snow and ice / | 551.5 LAR Rain, hail, sleet and snow | 551.5 NAN Wonders of weather / | 551.5 PAR Spring is here | 551.5 PAR Fall is here | 551.5 PAR Summer is here |
Includes index.
Basics: What is weather? -- What is climate? -- Sun and earth: Sun -- How the sun causes weather -- Earth?s blanket of air -- What else causes weather? -- Wind: Air on the move -- Large-scale winds -- Small-scale winds -- Measuring speed and direction -- Putting wind to work ? Storms: Why we have storms -- Thunderstorms -- Lightning and thunder -- Tornadoes -- Hurricanes -- Blizzards -- Clouds and rain: How clouds form -- Kinds of clouds -- What clouds tell us -- Fog -- Water cycle -- Rain -- Rainbows -- Seasonal rains -- Rain on demand? -- Rain as environment -- Dew and frost -- Floods and droughts: Floods -- Flash floods -- Droughts -- Snow and ice: Snow -- Hail, ice, and sleet -- Tomorrow?s weather: Where we fit in -- Tools of the trade -- Weather & you.
Describes, in brief text and illustrations, the basics of what causes weather and weather conditions.
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