What are air masses and weather fronts? / Bobi Martin.

Author/creator Martin, Bobi
Format Electronic
EditionFirst edition.
Publication InfoNew York, NY : Britannica Educational Publishing in association with Rosen Educational Services, 2015.
Description32 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
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Subjects

SeriesLet's find out! Weather
Contents Let's talk about the weather -- What is weather? -- Is it weather or climate? -- Air masses on the move -- Meet me at the front -- Cold front -- Warm front -- Stationary front -- Occluded front -- Jet streams -- When el niño and la niña play -- Predicting changes in the weather.
Abstract "People are always talking about the weather. We want to know if it will be warm or cold, sunny or rainy. This helps us decide what to wear. It also helps us plan what to do. Another reason we talk about the weather is because it is always changing. It can be sunny when we wake up but pouring down rain by lunch time. People who study the weather are called meteorologists. One of the most important things meteorologists study is weather fronts. A weather front is the area between cold and warm chunks of air, called air masses. Watching weather fronts helps meteorologists forecast what the weather will be. And that helps people plan better. Forecast means to predict what will happen ahead of time"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.
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LCCN 2014020661
ISBN9781622757879 (library bound)
ISBN1622757874 (library bound)
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