All About Wild Weather: Amazing Climates That Change Our World

by Kerrod, Robin

• ISBN13: 9781842157688
• ISBN10: 184215768X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-03-01
• Publisher: Natl Book Network

Summary

Find out how to make a weather station and try out other exciting projects to do at home such as making a weather vane.

Table of Contents

What is weather?	p. 4
Heat from the sun	p. 6
Measuring temperature	p. 8
Climates of the world	p. 10
Changing the temperature	p. 12
El Nino and La Nina	p. 14
Beating the heat	p. 16
Where the weather is	p. 18
In the air	p. 20
Air on the move	p. 22
Air pressure	p. 24
Whirlwinds and tornadoes	p. 26
Measuring the wind	p. 28
Hurricanes and cyclones	p. 30
Masses of air	p. 32
The water cycle	p. 34
Humidity	p. 36
Looking at clouds	p. 38
Rain and dew	p. 40
Making rainbows	p. 42
Thunder and lightning	p. 44
Charging up	p. 46
Flood and drought	p. 48
Gauging the rain	p. 50
Snow and ice	p. 52
Coping with cold	p. 54
Ice age or greenhouse?	p. 56
Studying the weather	p. 58
Your weather station	p. 60
Glossary	p. 62
Index	p. 64
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