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BL
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| Record Number
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1047896
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b802266
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| Main Entry
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Walker, Pam,1958-
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| Title & Author
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Weather and climate experiments /\ Pamela Walker, Elaine Wood.
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| Publication Statement
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New York, NY :: Facts on File,, ©2010.
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| Series Statement
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Facts on File science experiments
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xviii, 148 pages :: color illustrations, color maps ;; 29 cm.
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| ISBN
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0816078084
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: 9780816078080
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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The heat-retaining properties of water and soil -- Student-constructed weather stations -- How are snowflakes formed? -- Modeling el nino -- Factors that affect evaporative rates -- Sources of carbon dioxide in the air -- Levels of ultraviolet radiation in local ecosystems -- Variables that affect cloud formation -- What type of hair makes the most accurate hygrometer? -- How does distance affect solar energy absorption? -- When fronts collide -- How do tornadoes form? -- Temperature and barometric pressure -- How does topography affect flash flooding? -- How accurate are weather predictions? -- How much dew forms at night? -- Does sunset color vary with weather conditions? -- A custom temperature scale -- A convection box -- Intensity of insolation.
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| Abstract
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Keyed to the requirements of the middle and high school curriculum, the experiments include information on the following: The accuracy of weather predictions -- Cloud formation -- The effect of distance on energy absorption -- El Niño and worldwide weather -- The formation of snowflakes -- Heat-retaining properties of soil and water -- Hygrometers -- Sources of carbon dioxide -- The sun's rays and heat transferred to earth -- Temperature and barometric pressure -- Ultraviolet radiation -- Weather stations.
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Climatology-- Experiments.
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Weather-- Experiments.
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Weather-- Study and teaching (Middle school)-- Activity programs.
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Weather-- Study and teaching (Secondary)-- Activity programs.
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Climatology-- Experiments.
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Science-- Experiments.
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Weather-- Experiments.
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Weather-- Study and teaching.
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Climatology-- Experiments.
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Weather-- Experiments.
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| Dewey Classification
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551.63
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| LC Classification
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QC981.W25 2010
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| Added Entry
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Wood, Elaine,1950-
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