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• Labels
• Glossary
Weather
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• Labels
• Glossary
Weather
ISBN 0-328-13753-7
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happen in places where seasons change?
2 How is a tropical place like a
desert place? How is it different?
have fewer living things than other kinds of places Write to explain why this is true Use words from the book as you write
mountain place What will you see
on mountain peaks?
What did you learn?
Extended Vocabulary
beaches hooves peaks polar tropical
Vocabulary
clouds
season
sleet
temperature
thermometer
water vapor
weather
Picture Credits
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The publisher deeply regrets any omission and pledges to correct errors called to its attention in subsequent editions.
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2 Getty Images; 4 (B) Dale C Spartas/Corbis; 9 (T) Lanz Von Horsten; Gallo Images/Corbis;
14 (BL) Dale C Spartas/Corbis, (BR) Lanz Von Horsten; Gallo Images/Corbis.
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ISBN: 0-328-13753-7
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by Arlene Block
Trang 3Weather is what it is like outside Weather
changes from day to day It can be hot or cold
It can be wet or dry The wind can blow There
can be clouds The Sun can shine Weather
can be measured with tools A thermometer is
a weather tool It measures the temperature
It tells how hot or cold something is
Different clouds bring different kinds of
weather Water vapor is a kind of water in the
air Clouds form when water vapor cools Rain,
sleet, and snow are kinds of wet weather
What You Already Know
3
Seasons are times of the year Seasons happen in a pattern Weather changes during the year In some places weather changes a lot during the seasons
What if you are going
on a trip? Should you pack a T-shirt or a warm coat? In this book you will fi nd out what it is like in different places
in the world
Wear warm clothes if you visit somewhere snowy.
Trang 4Changing Seasons
Some places are always hot Some places are
always cold Some places have temperatures
that change They have four different seasons
It is cold and snowy in winter It is warm in
spring It is hot in summer It is cool in fall
Squirrel
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Many plants can live with season changes
Some trees change with the seasons Their leaves turn colors in the fall Then the leaves drop New leaves grow in the spring
Animals can live with the season changes too Squirrels store food when it is warm
Then they are ready for the winter
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In places with mountains the air stays cool
most of the year The temperature can be very
cold on mountaintops Some of the peaks, or
tops, have snow and ice all year It is too cold
for trees or plants to grow there It is not as
cold at the bottom Plants and trees grow near
the bottoms of mountains
Mountain Places
7
The body parts of some animals help them live
on mountains Mountain goats live on mountains
They have hooves (huvz)
Their hooves help them climb and jump from rock
to rock Their thick fur coats keep them warm
Many people like to ski
on snowy mountains.
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You will not get wet in a desert Deserts are
very dry They do not get much rain The Sun
shines on most days The temperature can be
very hot There are not many clouds
The temperature drops at night It gets
much colder
Scorpion
9
Many plants and animals live in deserts The scorpion sleeps under a rock in the day It is cool and shady under the rock At night the scorpion comes out to look for food
Desert plants do not need much water Many different cactus plants live in deserts
They can store water for a long time
Strong winds blow sand into piles called dunes.
Cactus plants
Trang 7Tropical Places
Leave your warm coat at home if you go
to a tropical place! The air there stays warm
all year It is warm in the day and at night
Tropical places are the warmest places in
the world There is a lot of rain Most rain
forests and some beaches are tropical places
Chameleon
11
Different plants and animals live in rain forests
Many plants grow well where
it is warm and wet These plants are food for many kinds of animals Some animals, such as chameleons, live in the trees Other
animals live on the ground
Many people enjoy tropical beaches.
Trang 8Polar Places
What are the coldest places on Earth?
Polar places! It is very cold in these places
most of the year Snow and ice cover the
ground Huge blocks of ice fl oat in the water Very little sun shines in the winter
It is hard for living things to
be where it is so cold Not many people live in polar places
Some people live in polar places all year
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People in polar places need to wear clothes that keep them warm Only a few plants can grow
Some animals live in polar places Penguins live in polar places all year Their fat helps keep them warm They also have thick coats of feathers
Penguins live in polar places.
Trang 9Many Places
It is different in different places in the
world There are four different seasons in
some places Mountain places are cool most of
the year Deserts are dry Tropical places are
hot and wet all year
Changing seasons Mountain Desert
15
Polar places are the coldest places on Earth They are cold and icy all year long
Different places have different plants and animals Some animals have special body parts that help them where they live
People live in different places too
What is it like where you live?
Tropical Polar
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some animals
1 What are some changes that
happen in places where seasons change?
2 How is a tropical place like a
desert place? How is it different?
have fewer living things than other kinds of places Write to explain why this is true Use words from the book as you write
mountain place What will you see
on mountain peaks?
What did you learn?
Extended Vocabulary
beaches hooves peaks polar tropical
Vocabulary
clouds
season
sleet
temperature
thermometer
water vapor
weather
Picture Credits
Every effort has been made to secure permission and provide appropriate credit for photographic material
The publisher deeply regrets any omission and pledges to correct errors called to its attention in subsequent editions.
Photo locators denoted as follows: Top (T), Center (C), Bottom (B), Left (L), Right (R), Background (Bkgd).
2 Getty Images; 4 (B) Dale C Spartas/Corbis; 9 (T) Lanz Von Horsten; Gallo Images/Corbis;
14 (BL) Dale C Spartas/Corbis, (BR) Lanz Von Horsten; Gallo Images/Corbis.
Unless otherwise acknowledged, all photographs are the copyright © of Dorling Kindersley, a division of Pearson
ISBN: 0-328-13753-7
Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc All Rights Reserved Printed in the United States of America
This publication is protected by Copyright, and permission should be obtained from the publisher prior to any
prohibited reproduction, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission in any form by any means, electronic,
mechanical, photocopying, recording, or likewise For information regarding permission(s), write to
Permissions Department, Scott Foresman, 1900 East Lake Avenue, Glenview, Illinois 60025.
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