Weather - Facts for Kids

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Random Facts About Weather For Kids

Cold and warm air moving inside clouds creates the perfect conditions for lightning!

The dark band between double rainbows is called “Alexander’s Dark Band” after Alexander of Aphrodisias who first described it!

Light bounces inside each raindrop exactly one time before creating the primary rainbow!

Lightning sometimes travels through the wet sap and water inside a tree, and that can help the bolt reach the ground. But most of the time that damages the tree, and many trees die or get badly hurt.

Formation & Science

Wind is created when the sun heats different parts of Earth‘s surface unevenly, causing warm air to rise and cool air to rush in to replace it!