The Everything KIDS' Weather Book
From Tornadoes to Snowstorms, Puzzles, Games, and Facts That Make Weather for Kids Fun!
1st Edition
Published on 3. October 2017
144 pages
978-1-5072-0667-6 (ISBN)
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Get ready for a 100% chance of scientific fun with The Everyting Kids' Weather Book filled with hundreds of fun facts, puzzles, and games!
Have you ever wondered what happens in the eye of a tornado or how hurricanes gain their strength? From lightning and snow-day blizzards to rainbows and monsoons, The Everything Kid' Weather Book gives you an exciting look into all the action that happens in the sky, including:
-The difference between cirrus and stratocumulus clouds
-How meteorologists predict the weather
-What the term "a perfect storm" means
-How to build a weather station of your own
-Why storms depend on how cold and warm fronts interact
-How to create weather experiments at home
-The effects of global warming on our planet
Filled with hundreds of exciting facts and thirty fun weather puzzles and games, The Everything Kids' Weather Book is perfect for finding out how a barometer works, which cloud is a nimbus cloud, what causes hailstorms?and everything in between!
Have you ever wondered what happens in the eye of a tornado or how hurricanes gain their strength? From lightning and snow-day blizzards to rainbows and monsoons, The Everything Kid' Weather Book gives you an exciting look into all the action that happens in the sky, including:
-The difference between cirrus and stratocumulus clouds
-How meteorologists predict the weather
-What the term "a perfect storm" means
-How to build a weather station of your own
-Why storms depend on how cold and warm fronts interact
-How to create weather experiments at home
-The effects of global warming on our planet
Filled with hundreds of exciting facts and thirty fun weather puzzles and games, The Everything Kids' Weather Book is perfect for finding out how a barometer works, which cloud is a nimbus cloud, what causes hailstorms?and everything in between!
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The Everything KIDS' Weather Book
From Tornadoes to Snowstorms, Puzzles, Games, and Facts That Make Weather for Kids Fun!
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Content
- Intro
- Dedication
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Weather, Weather Everywhere?
- What Is Weather?
- How Earth Got Its Air
- What Is Air?
- A Meteorologist's Playground
- Weather on Other Planets
- Earth's Changing Weather and Global Warming
- Chapter 2: Under Pressure
- Air Has Weight
- Air: Heavier Than an Elephant, Lighter Than a Feather
- Air Moves, Just Watch the Wind
- Measuring the Weight of the Air
- The Highs and Lows of Weather Maps
- Chapter 3: Water in the Air and Clouds in the Sky
- How Water Changes Form
- Dew, Frost, and Fog
- The Making of Clouds
- Clouds and More Clouds
- Chapter 4: Earth's Weather, from the Equator to the Poles
- What Goes Up Must Come Down
- Rainforests, Deserts, and Earth's Weather Zones
- Winds Across the Earth
- Battle Zones over the United States
- Jet Stream Dips and Dives
- Chapter 5: You Can't Get Away from Them: Fronts
- Why Fronts Are Important
- The Cold Front
- The Warm Front
- Occluded and Stationary Fronts
- The Perfect Storm
- You Tilted What?
- Chapter 6: Weather Maps and Forecasting: Do It Yourself
- How a Meteorologist Predicts the Weather
- Weather Stations and Observations
- Weather Maps: What You See Is What You Get
- Jet Stream Maps: What You Don't See Is What You Get
- The Magic of the Green Screen
- Chapter 7: Severe Weather
- The Ingredients of Severe Weather
- Hurricanes: Large and in Charge
- Tornadoes: Small and Out of Control
- Thunderstorms: The Electricity Is Out!
- Snowstorms: School Is Out!
- Chapter 8: Light Shows in the Sky
- Why Is the Sky Blue and Red?
- Rainbows and Snowbows?
- There's a Ring Around the Sun!
- What's a Puddle Doing on the Highway? Mirages
- Northern Lights and Meteor Showers
- Chapter 9: What Does a Meteorologist Do?
- Weather Stations
- Computers, Satellites, and Forecasting Tools
- Careers in Meteorology
- Behind the Scenes of a TV Meteorologist
- From a Weather Hobby to a Meteorologist
- About the Author
- Appendix A: Resources
- Appendix B: Puzzle Answers
- Index
- Copyright
