Weather - Chris Oxlade

This book is packed with stunning colour photographs and diagrams. Together with a detailed and expertly written text, it provides an accurate, comprehensive account of the topic of weather for key stage 3 students. Main text is supported by a series of fact files which provide information at a glance: history file, future file, test and fact files.

Topics covered include:

* The sun and the atmosphere

* Clouds, rain snow and hail

* Wind

* Electric storms

* Weather patterns and climate

* Air masses, depressions and anti-cyclones

* Hurricanes and tornadoes

* Measuring and forecasting the weather

* Coping with extremes of weather