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 \npopbooksonline.com  \nabdopublishing.com  \nPublished by Pop!,a division of ABDO,PO Box398166,Minneapolis,Minnesota 55439.Copyright ◎2019 by POP,LC.International copyrightsreserved in all countries.No part of this book may be reproduced in anyform without written permission from the publisher.Pop!TM is a trademarkand logo of POP,LLC,  \nPrinted in the United States of America,North Mankato,Minnesota  \n# THIS BOOK CONTAINSRECYCLEDMATERIALS\n\n042018  \n092018  \nDistributed in paperback by North Star Editions,Inc.  \nCover Photo:iStockphofo  \nInterior Photos:iStockphoto,1,11,15,18,21;Shutterstock Images,5(top),5(bottom leff),5(bottom right),6;Jim Reed/Science Source,9,12;Red LineEditorial,16  \nEditor:Meg Gaertner  \nSeries Designer:Laura Mitchell  \nScan this code*and others like it while you read,or visit the website below to make this book pop.popbooksonline.com/forecasting-weatherSconning QR codes requires a web-enabled smort device with a QR code reader opp and a camera.  \nLibrary of Congress Control Number:2017963473  \nPublisher's Cataloging-in-Publication DataNames:Nelson,Penelope S.,author.  \nTitle:Forecasting weather/by Penelope S.Nalson.  \nDescription:Minneapolis,Minnesota:Pop!,2019.|Series:Weather watch(Includes online resources and index.  \nIdentifiers:ISBN 9781532160530(lib.bdg.)|ISBN 9781635178418(pbk)|ISBN9781532161650(ebook)|  \nSubjects:LCSH:Weather forecasting--Juvenile literature.I Weather--Juvenile literature.|Meteorology--Juvenile literatureClassification:DDC 551.5--dc23  \nHello!My name is  \nCody Koala  \nPop open this book andyou'll find QR codes likethis one,loaded withinformation,so you canlearn even more!  \nTable of Contents  \nChapter 1  \nWhat Is Weather?  \nChapter 2  \nMaking Forecasts.  \nChapter 3  \nWeather Maps  \nChapter 4  \nBcing Prepared ...20  \nMaking Connections..22Clossary......23Index........24Online Resources.24  \n1  \n# What IsWeather?\n\nWeather is the state of the airsurrounding Earth at a giventime.Is it sunny or cloudy?Hot or cold?Rainy or windy?Those are all examplesof weather.  \nWeather changes all thetime.Clouds move in andbring rain.Then they leave  \nand the sun shines down.Knowing what weather iscoming is useful.  \n# Chapter 2\n\nMakingForecasts  \nMeteorologists study the  \nweather and how it changes  \nover time.They make  \nforecasts.These are guesses  \nabout what the weather will  \ndo next.","cbCaivah1YohYWlF","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaivah1YohYWlF","pdf",3032075,28,"English","# Table of Contents\n## Chapter 1\n### What Is Weather?\n## Chapter 2\n### Making Forecasts.","[{\"question\":\"What does the book say weather is?\",\"answer\":\"Weather is the state of the air surrounding Earth at a given time, such as sunny or cloudy, hot or cold, rainy or windy.\"},{\"question\":\"Why does weather change?\",\"answer\":\"The book explains that weather changes all the time as clouds move in, bring rain, then leave while the sun shines.\"},{\"question\":\"How do meteorologists make forecasts?\",\"answer\":\"Meteorologists study how weather changes over time and use that study to make forecasts—guesses about what the weather will do next.\"}]","Weather Watch - Chapter 2 - Making Forecasts | PDF",1790715627,71]