Forecasting the Weather

by Elizabeth Miles

Overview

How do people forecast the weather? What is a weather front? How can people look at storms from space? Read this book to find out all about forecasting the weather. Each book in the Watching the Weather series looks at a different kind of weather. Discover what creates each kind of weather. Find out how the weather can affect you life. Do a fun step-by-step weather project.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781403465580
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	02/07/2005
Series:	Watching the Weather
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.69(w) x 8.69(h) x 0.20(d)
Lexile:	NC610L (what's this?)
Age Range:	6 - 8 Years

About the Author

Elizabeth Miles lives in Portland, Maine, and writes for an alternative newsweekly. Visit her online at ElizabethMilesBooks.com, at Facebook.com/ElizabethMilesWrites, and follow her on Twitter at @MilesBooks.

Table of Contents

	What Is a Weather Forecast?	4
	Who Needs a Weather Forecast?	6
	How Do We Forecast the Weather?	8
	Weather Maps	10
	Air Pressure	12
	Highs and Lows	14
	Weather Fronts	16
	Following a Storm	18
	Looking at the Clouds	20
	Weather Warnings	22
	Animals and Plants	24
	Disaster: Surprise Storm	26
	Project: Are They Right?	28
	Glossary	30
	More Books to Read	31
	Index	32