This book introduces how different types of precipitation form and the dangers and benefits they provide. Readers will learn how fast-moving molecules escape bodies of water through evaporation, how air rises, how the dew point affects condensation and the formation of clouds, and how cloud droplets grow and become heavy enough to fall as precipitation. Other chapters highlight raindrop shapes, hailstorms and the layers that form when hail circulates...
Format:Library Binding
Language:English
ISBN:159928944X
ISBN13:9781599289441
Release Date:January 2008
Publisher:Checkerboard Books
Length:32 Pages
Weight:0.55 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 8.0" x 7.9"
Age Range:8 to 11 years
Grade Range:Grades 3 to 6
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