byJamesMcNaughtonbyJamesMcNaughtonJamhtPaernsWeatherPAIREDREADCloudAtlasExpositoryTextASTRATEGIES&SKILLSPhotographyCredit:TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc./BarryBarker,photographer**Thetotalwordcountisbasedonwordsintherunningtextandheadingsonly.Numeralsandwordsincaptions,labels,diagrams,charts,andsidebarsarenotincluded.ComprehensionStrategy:AskandAnswerQuestionsSkill:MainIdeaandKeyDetailsVocabularyStrategyGreekRootsVocabularycontact,erode,formations,moisture,particles,repetition,structures,visibleContentStandardsScienceEarthandSpaceScienceWordCount:1,446**Copyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-118559-7MHID:0-02-118559-XPrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789DOC151413121110PAIREDREADIntroduction.............................2Chapter1TypicalWeatherPatterns.................4Chapter2SeasonalWeather........................8Chapter3WeirdWeather..........................12Conclusion..............................16RespondtoReading....................18CloudAtlas....................19Glossary................................22Index...................................23FocusonScience...............24EssentialQuestionWherecanyoufindpatternsinnature?byJamesMcNaughtontontoPatternsWeatherWhatdoyoudowhenyouhaveapicnicorotheroutdooreventcomingup?Youprobablychecktheweatherforecastandarerelievedwhentheforecastisgood.Weatheriscomplicated.Itusedtobehardtopredict.Nowscientistsunderstandmuchmoreabouthowweatherworks.Heatfromthesundrivesweather.Warmairrises,andcoolairmovesintothespacethatthewarmairleft.Themovingaircauseswind.Meteorologistsarescientistswhostudyweather.Theylookforpatterns,andtheyusethesepatternstohelpthempredictthingssuchasclouds,wi...
