I wonder why volcanoes blow their tops : and other questions about natural disasters /
Question and answer format provides scientific information on volcanoes and other phenomena.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Kingfisher,
[2013]
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | I wonder why (New York, N.Y.)
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Table of Contents:
- Where does forked lightning come from?
- What is ball lightning?
- Why do forests catch on fire?
- Who bombs fires?
- How can you fight fire with fire?
- When does a wind become a gale?
- Why are blizzards dangerous?
- Why did we shoot at clouds?
- How much damage can a hurricane do?
- Where is a hurricane's eye?
- What do hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones have in common?
- What wind can sink a ship?
- How do sailors know a storm is on its way?
- Which boats are unsinkable?
- Why are twisters so dangerous?
- What is a waterspout?
- Where can you see a devil?
- Where can wind strip paint off a car?
- What is the Dust Bowl?
- How can a child be so destructive?
- When does mud slide?
- What makes floods happen in a flash?
- How do floods help?
- When does snow race at top speed?
- Who is an avalanche victim's best friend?
- What makes land slide?
- What happens in an earthquake?
- When does soil turn into soup?
- How do we measure earthquakes?
- Which mountains spit fire?
- Why do volcanoes blow their tops?
- Where can you see rivers of rock?
- What is an avalanche of ash?
- Which volcano buried a Roman town?
- How can volcanoes be good for you?
- How big can waves get?
- What sets off tsunamis?
- What is dangerous about space rocks?
- What was the greatest disaster on Earth?