Includes index

What can I tell from the sky? -- What is the sky made of? -- Why is the sky blue? -- Why is the sky light blue down low and dark blue up high? -- Why does the sky's color change at the beginning and end of the day? -- Why does the sun seem to change shape as it rises and sets? -- What time is twilight? -- Is it true that you can tell direction from the sun? -- What makes air humid? -- What are clouds? -- Making a cloud -- Do clouds affect temperature? -- What causes rain and snow? -- How high are the clouds? -- What makes the sky overcast? -- How do cumulus clouds form on sunny days? -- What kind of cloud brings sudden, hard rain showers? -- Why are cumulonimbus clouds often swollen at the top and bulging at the bottom? -- What causes lightning and thunder? -- What are the most dangerous storms? -- What clouds look like stratus and cumulus combined? -- What are the high, thin, feathery clouds? -- What are the long, white clouds behind jet airplanes? -- Are there other high clouds made of ice crystals? -- Are there in-between clouds--neither high nor low? -- What clouds look like flying saucers? -- What if I see more than one kind of cloud? -- What are fog and haze? -- What is air pollution? -- Do volcanic ash and forest fire smoke affect the sky? -- What are those bright bands, ribbons, and columns I see in the sky? -- Is the atmosphere the same everywhere? -- Weather reports talk about high and low pressure. What does that mean? -- Why is the air often clear before a storm? -- Where does the wind come from? -- Is the saying "red sky in the morning, sailors take warning" true? -- Can you find the end of the rainbow? -- What about double rainbows? -- Why do people say "mountains make their own weather"? -- Weather forecasters talk about "fronts"--what are they? -- How can I tell when a warm front is passing through? -- What are northern and southern lights? -- Why is the moon white, and why does it look so big? -- Why does the moon seem to change shape? -- What am I looking at when I look at the stars? -- What are shooting stars and stars with tails? -- How can I become sky-wise?

Explains how to tell what the sky and clouds are trying to tell you and how they affect your daily life

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