Franklyn M Branley

Explains how the water cycle leads to different types of weather patterns.

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Describes the characteristics of snow, its usefulness to plants and animals, and the hazards it can cause.

Explains how volcanoes are formed and how they affect the earth when they erupt.

Introduces the way in which the sun's relationship to the earth is responsible for seasonal changes.

Examines life aboard a space shuttle, describing how astronauts deal with weightlessness, how they eat and exercise, some of the work they do, and more.

"Describes the various properties of air and shows how to prove that air takes up space and that there is air dissolved in water."--Title page verso.

An explanation of the nature of the electromagnetic spectrum, the scientific investigations that led to our understanding of it, and its role as a tool of science.

Explains how to view stars and ways to locate star pictures, known as constellations, throughout the year.

Discusses the properties of light, particularly its source in heat.