| Description |
48 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Series |
Usborne science & experiments |
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Usborne science & experiments.
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| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
About this book -- Planetary weather -- Heating the earth -- Pressure and winds -- Moving air -- Clouds -- Water in the air -- Highs, lows and fronts -- Thunderstorms and hurricanes -- Extreme weather conditions -- Local weather -- Monitoring the weather -- Your own weather station -- Analysing information -- Weather forecasts -- Worldwide climate -- People and climate -- Changing climates -- Present-day climate changes -- Pollution in the atmosphere -- Predicting future weather -- Record weather extremes -- Glossary -- Index. |
| Summary |
Weather and Climate is a clear and comprehensive introduction to all aspects of the world's weather and climates. Activities, experiments and projects give hands-on experience Precise instructions help put the theories into practice. |
| Subject |
Meteorology -- Experiments.
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Weather -- Experiments.
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Science -- Experiments.
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| Indexed Term |
Weather |
| Added Author |
Wilson, Francis, 1949-
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Stockley, Corinne.
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Greenleaf, Paul.
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Chen, Kuo Kang, illustrator.
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| Added Title |
Weather and climate. |
| ISBN |
0881105112 |
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0746006837 paperback |
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