1001 Questions and AnswersArranged by topic, under main question headings, the book has three sections: weather and climate; the world around us; and space. |
Contents
DO CLIMATES CHANGE? | 14 |
HOW HAS THE WEATHER AFFECTED HISTORY? | 58 |
WHAT DO DIFFERENT TYPES OF CLOUD INDICATE? 32 | 64 |
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ANEMOMETERS areas asteroid belt asteroids astronomers atmosphere billion years ago buildings called carbon caused climate cloud seeding clouds cold air collide comet cools core countries craters create crust damage desert dust Earth Earth's atmosphere earthquake effect El Niño energy equator eruptions fast facts fish forest freezing gases gravitational pull gravity ground hailstones Halley's comet heat humidity hurricane ice ages kmph known Kuiper Belt lake land lava layer light live low pressure Mars Mercury meteorite meteoroids meteorologists miles million mineral moon mountain moving neutron star Niño nuclear ocean Oort cloud orbit oxygen particles planet Pluto produce radiation rain rainfall rainforest rises rivers rock sand satellites scientists snow Solar System space star storm sun's surface tectonic plates temperature tornado trees tropical troposphere Uranus Venus volcanoes warm air water vapor waves weather forecasts wind speed