byJamesMcNaughtonbyJamesMcNaughtonJamhtPaernsWeatherExpositoryTextPAIREDREADCloudAtlasASTRATEGIES&SKILLSPhotographyCredit:TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc./BarryBarker,photographer**Thetotalwordcountisbasedonwordsintherunningtextandheadingsonly.Numeralsandwordsincaptions,labels,diagrams,charts,andsidebarsarenotincluded.WordCount:2,387**ComprehensionStrategy:AskandAnswerQuestionsSkill:MainIdeaandKeyDetailsVocabularyStrategyGreekRootsVocabularycontact,erode,formation,moisture,particles,repetition,structures,visibleContentStandardsScienceEarthandSpaceScienceCopyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-119068-3MHID:0-02-119068-2PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789DOC151413121110PatternsWeatherPAIREDREADIntroduction.................................2Chapter1TypicalWeatherPatterns......................4Chapter2SeasonalWeather.............................8Chapter3WeirdWeather..............................12Conclusion..................................16RespondtoReading.........................18CloudAtlas........................19Glossary....................................22Index.......................................23FocusonScience....................24EssentialQuestionWherecanyoufindpatternsinnature?byJamesMcNaughtonIntroductionIntroductionWhatdoyoudowhenyouhaveanoutdoorevent,suchasapicnic,comingup?Chancesarethatyouchecktheweatherforecast.It’ssuchareliefwhentheforecastisgood!Thesedaysyoucanbeprettysurethatitwillbecorrect.Weatheriscomplicated,anditusedbeextremelyhardtopredict.However,predictionhasgottenmuchbetterbecausescientistsnowunderstandmuchmoreabouthowweatherworks.Thesun’sheatdrivesourweather.Warmairrisesandmovesawayfromh...
