Text

Illustrated Encyclopedia of Science and Nature: Physical Sciences #5, Weather and Climate I

---

ÔùÖ The Air Above ÔùÅ How did the atmosphere form? ÔùÅ How is the atmosphere divided? ÔùÅ Where does the atmosphere end? ÔùÅ What is the ozone layer? ÔùÅ What is the ionosphere? ÔùÅ What causes the aurora? ÔùÅ What are the Van Allen belts? ÔùÅ Why doesn't the sun burn Earth? ÔùÅ Why is the sky blue during the day but red at sunset? ÔùÅ Why is it colder on mountaintops? ÔùÅ How polluted is the atmosphere? ÔùÅ What causes acid rain? ÔùÅ What are ozone holes?rnrnÔùÖ The Air in Motion ÔùÅ Why does the atmosphere circulate? ÔùÅ Why are there prevailing winds? ÔùÅ What causes the jet streams? ÔùÅ Why does wind blow? ÔùÅ What causes regular breezes? ÔùÅ What causes warm winter winds? ÔùÅ What is the sirocco? ÔùÅ Why does the Adriatic bora blow? ÔùÅ How do tornadoes form? ÔùÅ What causes air turbulence? ÔùÅ How does wind act near buildings?rnrnÔùÖ Different Forms of Clouds ÔùÅ How are rain clouds created? ÔùÅ Why do clouds have different shapes? ÔùÅ What are cumulonimbus clouds? ÔùÅ Why do jets leave vapour trails? ÔùÅ What causes lightning? ÔùÅ Why do clouds hang over mountains? ÔùÅ How does fog form? ÔùÅ What is the gar├║a? ÔùÅ What causes rain, hail, and snow? ÔùÅ What brings on a tropical squall? ÔùÅ How can people make it rain? ÔùÅ What happens in an ice storm?

---

Availability

Detail Information

Series Title

Illustrated Encyclopedia of Sciences and Nature series (1-32)

Call Number

REF 551.603 Lun

Publisher

Hong Kong : Educational Technologies Limited., 2004

Collation

88 hlm; 22 x 30.5 cm; HC:AP

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

9628851330

Classification

IPA Penunjang

Content Type

-

Media Type

-

Carrier Type

-

Edition

-

Subject(s)

Bumi (Earth)
Ensiklopedia Sains (Encyclopedia of Science)
Iklim dan Cuaca (Climate and Weather)
Meteorologi (Meteorology)

Specific Detail Info

-

Statement of Responsibility

First published in 1990 by Gakken Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan

Other version/related

File Attachment

Comments

---

You must be logged in to post a comment