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Here are some weather words. Look up their meanings in the dictionary. If you can’t find them, talk to your teacher. a) pressure d) humidity g) cold front b) atmosphere e) isopoles h) warm front c) isobar f) isotherms
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Did you know that the sky is blue due to scattering of sunlight by small dust particles in short wavelengths, which appear as blue. If dust did not reflect the light, the sky would appear black! • write a short story about the day the sky turned black. You could pretend to be an animal, a plant, a scientist, yourself or someone else. Write the story from the point of view of the character you choose. • ask your teacher to help you find out more about wavelengths and light.
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Some people love a cloudy day because it blocks out the sun. Other people hate a cloudy day because it might mean rain . • What are clouds, and how do they help tell us about the weather? • Find out what the difference is between these clouds. a) cirrus b) alto cumulus c) alto stratus d) nimbostratus e) cumulonimbus f) cumulus g) stratus
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Some people say that an electrical storm is the God’s getting angry in the heavens. Beliefs like this are called Mythology and many ancient cultures have stories filled with gods of wind, rain, thunder, lightning, fire etc. • Go to the library and locate myths and legends about Zeus and Thor and other mythological gods that represent weather. • What actually happens in an electrical storm? Describe the following: a) thunder d) rain b) lightning e) hail c) wind f) snow
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