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Weird But True Weather by Carmen Bredeson

Author:Carmen Bredeson [Bredeson, Carmen] , Date: October 4, 2022 ,Views: 23

Weird But True Weather by Carmen Bredeson

Author:Carmen Bredeson [Bredeson, Carmen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-4645-0436-5
Publisher: Enslow Publishers, Inc.
Published: 2012-10-15T00:00:00+00:00


MIRAGES

WHAT’S THAT UP AHEAD?

Throw a rock into water. Ripples move across the water. Mirages are like ripples in the air. Sometimes a dry road up ahead looks wet on a hot day. This is a mirage. The air above the road gets hot from the sun. This air has ripples in it.

Image Credit: © Kent Wood

It’s weird, but it’s true!

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FULGURITES

TWISTING TUBES IN THE SAND

Image Credit: Photo Researchers, Inc.: © Chase Studio

Lightning strikes the sand. BAM! The hot bolt of lightning snakes through the ground. Sand around the lightning melts. The melted sand cools. Hard tubes of sand are left behind. They are in the shape of a lightning bolt.



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