Screen LibraryAll about heat waves and droughts : discovering Earth's scorching weather /
Is it true that heat waves can make roads break apart? Yes! When it's extra hot, the materials that roads are made of will swell and start to crack. Really high temperatures can even melt the pavement.
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| Published: |
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc.,
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| Publisher Address: | New York : |
| Publication Dates: | 2022. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: |
A true book
Natural disaster! |
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| Summary: |
Is it true that heat waves can make roads break apart? Yes! When it's extra hot, the materials that roads are made of will swell and start to crack. Really high temperatures can even melt the pavement. |
| Carrier Form: | 48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 22 cm. |
| Audience: |
008-010. 4-6. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page 45) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781338769586 1338769588 |
| Index Number: | QC981 |
| CLC: | P426.616-49 |
| Call Number: | P426.616-49/T656 |
| Contents: | Weather to the extreme -- The wonders of weather: What happens to the weather and climate to cause heat waves and droughts? -- The heat is on: What are heat waves and what problems do they cause? -- When droughts happen: Why do droughts happen and how do they hurt people, animals, and nature? -- The BIG truth: Droughts in the rain forests: What happens when a rain forest has a drought? -- Keeping your cool: How can you protect yourself from heat waves and droughts? -- What the future holds: What can people do to help reduce the number of heat waves and droughts? -- Think like a scientist -- Activity: Measuring evaporation -- True statistics. |