Ace Your Weather Science Project

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ISBN: 9780766032231 | 076603223X
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 9/1/2009

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Learn about barometers, humidity, snowflakes, and more with the great weather science experiments in this book. Authors Robert Gardner and Salvatore Tocci guide readers through their best weather science experiments using full-color illustrations. Many experiments include ideas for a student's science fair.

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Introduction	p. 7
The Scientific Method	p. 8
Science Fairs	p. 10
Safety First	p. 11
Air Temperature and Pressure	p. 13
How Does a Barometer Forecast the Weather?	p. 17
Does the Atmosphere Exert Pressure?	p. 22
Air and Temperature	p. 24
How Does the Sun's Position Affect Temperature?	p. 26
The Science Behind the Weather	p. 29
Fog and Humidity	p. 30
Absolute Humidity	p. 31
Evaporation	p. 33
How Does Evaporation Cause Cooling?	p. 35
How Does the Rate of Evaporation Affect Cooling?	p. 37
Can You Make Rain?	p. 38
Can You Make a Cloud?	p. 39
Air Pressure	p. 41
How Far Away Is the Storm?	p. 43
Rain and the Water Cycle	p. 45
Measuring Rainfall	p. 47
Evaporating Water	p. 53
A Model of the Water Cycle	p. 54
The Size of Raindrops	p. 55
The Shape of Raindrops	p. 60
Splashing of Raindrops	p. 61
Acid Rain	p. 64
Rainbows: Light Reflection and Refraction	p. 65
How Does a Rainbow Form?	p. 67
Light Reflected in a Raindrop	p. 68
Light Refracted in a Raindrop	p. 70
Clouds: Droplets of Water in the Sky	p. 79
A Cloud Caused by Changes in Temperature	p. 81
A Cloud Caused by Changes in Pressure	p. 84
Warm Fluids in Cold Fluids	p. 87
Measuring the Dew Point	p. 91
Snow: Tiny Crystals of Ice	p. 93
Measuring Snowfall	p. 94
The Temperature of Melting Snow	p. 96
Examining Snowflakes	p. 97
Melting Snow Faster	p. 99
Preventing Snow From Melting	p. 100
Further Reading and Internet Addresses	p. 101
Index	p. 102
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