Gases, pressure, and wind: the science of the atmosphere
(2011)

Nonfiction

eBook

Provider: hoopla

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PUBLISHED
[United States] : Lerner Publishing Group : Made available through hoopla, 2011
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1 online resource

ISBN/ISSN
9780761363262 (electronic bk.) MWT11772608, 0761363262 (electronic bk.) 11772608
LANGUAGE
English
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Why does the wind blow? What does air pressure have to do with a thunderstorm? Why is a mountaintop snowy while the valley below is warm? The answers to these questions all involve the layer of air surrounding Earth-the atmosphere. Earth's atmosphere is always in motion. It moves clouds, storms, and warm and cold air from one part of the planet to another. In this fact-packed book, discover how the ever-changing atmosphere determines weather around the globe

Mode of access: World Wide Web

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