Can Lightning Strike the Same Place Twice?: And Other Questions about Earth, Weather, and the Environment (Is That a Fact?)
by Joanne Mattern Author
(From Amazon): If the groundhog sees its shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter. Moss grows only on the north side of a tree. No two snowflakes are alike. You may have heard these common sayings or beliefs before. But are they really true? Can they be proven using science? Let's investigate seventeen statements about Earth, weather, and the environment and find out which ones are right, which ones are wrong, and which ones still stump scientists! Find out whether all deserts are hot! Discover whether it's true that a ring around the Moon means rain or snow is on the way! See if you can tell the difference between fact and fiction with Is That a Fact?
Additional Details
- Resource Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 978-0-8225-9081
- Print Status
- In Print
- Sections
- 17
- Pages
- 40
- Publisher
- Lerner Publications
- Copyright
- 2010
Sections
- 1 Does a Ring Around the Moon Really Mean Rain or Snow is on the Way?
- 2 Can Lightning Strike the Same Place Twice?
- 3 Is It True That You Can Dig a Hole from One Side of Earth to the Other?
- 4 Is It Safe to Go Outside While the Eye of a Hurricane is Passing over Your Home?
- 5 Can People Be Swallowed Up by a Crack in the Earth during an Earthquake?
- 6 Should You Open Windows in a House to Prevent Damage during a Tornado?
- 7 Are Forest Fires Really Always Bad?
- 8 Is It True That No Two Snowflakes are Alike?
- 9 Can You Really Use Moss Growing on a Tree to Tell You in Which Direction You are Going?
- 10 Is It True That Water Drains in a Different Direction in Each Hemisphere?
- 11 Can You Tell How Far Away a Storm is by Counting the Seconds Between a Flash of Lightning and a Roll of Thunder?
- 12 Is It True That the Great Wall of China is the Only Human-Made Object You Can See from Space?
- 13 If a Groundhog Sees Its Shadow, Will There Really Be Six More Weeks of Winter?
- 14 Is It True That Earth is Running Out of Landfill Space?
- 15 Does Earth's Distance from the Sun Really Cause the Seasons?
- 16 Is It True That You Can Tell What the Temperature Is by Counting a Cricket's Chirps?
- 17 Is It True That All Deserts Are Hot?
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