Milford chronicle., 1959-12-25

This is why earthquakes are so
terrible
Reference: My library book "All
About. Volcanos and Earthquakes" I"
Nancy Wilson
The Speed and
Size OF Tornado Il.
The tornado comes up sudden
ly like any thunderstorm. People
see a thick dark cloud. The tor
nado travels at 20 to 40 miles an
hour. The path of the tornado is
only 1000 feet wide. This funnel
shaped cloud is the storm center,
and the velocity or speed of its
whirling movement is thought to
be 400 to 500 miles an hour in some
cases.
From: World Book.
Walter Feindt
What Is A Hurricane?
A hurricane is very bad wind
storm. 1t blows down buildings
and trees, and destroys crops. Most
hurricanes begin in the south At
lantic Ocean. They give girls
names to hurricanes. A hurricane
may last for days, but a tornado
usually lasts only few minutes.
Gary Revel
A Volcano
A volcano is a mountain or hill
from which lava, steam, ashes, and
gases are erupted through craters.
1t is shaped like cone.
There are three kinds of vol
canoes: active, inactive, and one
that has ceased to erupt forever.
Most volcanoes are near the
ocean or on islands in the ocean.
Some are no more than hundred
feet in height, and others are more
than 10000 feet high.
The most recently erupted volca-
no was in our 50th state, Hawaii.
Reference: The Volume Library.
Bruce Pfeiffer
What Is The Sun?
The sun is a star. 1t is a big ball
full of gases. The gases are so hot
that they give off light We would
not live without the suns light.
We get our heat and light from
the sun. Plants and animals need
the heat and light to make them
grow. People need the plants and
animals. The earth would freeze
without the suns heat and light.
Reference: Science Every Day.
Harvey Gillespie
Stars
Some of the brightest stars are
not really stars at all. They are
worlds something like our own.
They shine by reflected sunlight
just as the moon shines. We call
them planets. Our earth is plan
ct.
Reference: Exporting Science,
Book ii.
Joan Holston
What Makes Fog?
When a cloud is formed at so
low a level that it rests on the
ground it, is called fog. When there
is only faint cloudiness, it is call
ed mist. Fog often appears at sea
when the cold winds from icebergs
blow across a warm region where
the air is filled with moisture. The
boats cannot see when it is foggy.
If we blow our warm breath on
cold glass it will make something
like fog.
Reference: The World Book, 6F.
Jack Dickerson
Greg Ellingsworth
What Is Gravity?
Gravity is the force that draws
objects toward the center of the
earth. When someone holds a
heavy object in his hand, it seems
to pull his hand toward the floor.
When he lets go the object falls
down instead of rising upward. If
there was no gravity the ball would
fly away.
Kenneth Mills
What Are Clouds?
Some clouds are great feecy
masses, some are feathery stream
ers far in the upper air, and some
are dull gray or black sheets which
darken the earth and give promise
of rain. But whatever their ap-
pearance, clouds are always made
up of condensed water vapor,
either in the form of tiny drops. of
water, or of ice crystals.
Clouds made up of water drop
let's are simply high fogs. The
mountain climber discovers this.
AS he goes up a mountain he at
first sees clouds yelling the peak
above him. Later he finds him
self in a dense fog. Emerging
from the fog near the mountain
top, he sees below him billowing
masses of clouds which look almost
like the surface of an ocean or
large lake.
Natalie Rogers
Why The Moon
Changes It's Shape
During every month the moon
seems to change" its shape and
size from a slim crescent to a full
circle. These apparent changes are
called phases. They are caused by
variations in the amount of sun
light reflected from the moon as it
travels around the earth.
When the moon is almost on a
line between the earth and sun its
dark side is turned toward the
earth. This crescent is called the
new moon.
Seven days after the new moon
it looks like a half circle. This is
the first quarter A week later we
can see all the bright face, or full
moon. This is the second quarter.