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Meteorology projects with a weather station you can build

Gardner, Robert2008
Books, Manuscripts
In this collection of earth science experiments, budding meteorologists learn how to build their own weather instruments, collect and analyze weather data, create weather forecasts, and more.
Imprint:
Berkeley Heights Enslow Publishers 2008
Collation:
128 p. colour illustrations
Audience:
Upper primary
Contents:
Ch. 1. Build Your Own Weather Station: 1-1. Make Your Own Thermometer - 1-2. A Thermometer for Your Weather Station - 1-3. Air Pressure - 1-4. A Barometer for Your Weather Station - 1-5. Air Pressure and Altitude - 1-6. A Rain Gauge - 1-7. A Wind Vane - 1-8. An Instrument to Measure Wind Speed - 1-9. A Hygrometer to Measure Relative HumidityCh. 2. Weather Data and Clouds: 2-1. Collecting Weather Data - 2-2. Measuring Dew Points - 2-3. Easy-To-Make Predictions - 2-4. Making a Cloud - 2-5. Temperature of an Expanding Gas - 2-6. 'Rain' from Water Vapor - 2-7. Effect of Temperature on EvaporationCh. 3. Some Weather Science: 3-1. What Causes Wind? - 3-2. Winds on a Spinning Planet - 3-3. What Happens When Air Warms? - 3-4. Rising, Sinking, and Density - 3-5. Air Masses and Fronts: A Model - 3-6. Onshore and Offshore Winds - 3-7. Weather Maps - 3-8. Comparing ForecastsCh. 4. Weather, Climate, and Global Warming: 4-1. The Greenhouse Effect - 4-2. Melting Ice and Earth's Sea Level - 4-3. Cold Seas: A Carbon Dioxide Sink - 4-4. Icy Reflections Compound Global Warming
ISBN:
9780766028074 (hbk)
Dewey class:
551.5078 MET
Local class:
551.5078
Language:
English
BRN:
106464
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