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How do you measure a
mountain? If
mountains were shaped
in straight lines, it
would be easy.
In the past, it was not
easy to measure the
depth of the ocean.
Sailors tied a heavy
weight to the end of a
rope.
Suddenly, measuring
mountains looks like a
difficult job! So how is
it done?
Suppose that you’re driving
with your family to see
some waterfalls. You know
that the trip is one hundred
miles long.
The car’s odometer can
give you the answer!
The odometer is
attached to a car’s
axle.
The softest mineral in
the world is talc. You
can crush it easily in
your hand!
There are many natural
things that you can
measure other than
mountains, oceans, and
earthquakes.
When scientists study a
mineral, they measure its
size, weight, and
hardness.
And it wasn’t exact
because the tides
raised and lowered the
water level!
The Himalayas are
growing and changing.
The depths of the oceans
are increasing and
decreasing.
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Mount Everest is a
peak in the Himalayas.
The Himalayas are a
range of mountains on
the continent of Asia.
Today, scientists use
sonar, or sound waves,
to measure ocean
depth. The sonar sends
a “ping” sound to the
bottom of the ocean.
Scientists can pinpoint an
earthquake’s location by
using seismographs,
instruments that measure
earthquake waves.
Even so, our measuring
instruments give us a
snapshot of many of
Earth’s measurements
as they are right now.
Sound travels about
5,000 feet per second
in water.
The height of the
Himalayas is an average
of 27,000 feet. And
the mountain range is
still growing!
Knowing that, and using
the timer, scientists
can tell how far the
sound traveled to reach
the ocean bottom.
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In 1999 Mount Everest
measured 29,035 feet
high, the tallest
mountain on Earth.
People who use GPS
never have to worry
about finding their way
out of deserts.
To find an earthquake’s
exact location,
scientists measure the
earthquake’s distance
from three cities.
This scale uses certain
It keeps track of how
minerals as examples of
many times the car
different hardnesses.
wheels rotate, or turn,
on the axle.
By measuring the time it has
taken the waves to travel,
the seismograph can tell
how far away an earthquake
happened.
Knowing that, and using
the timer, scientists
can tell how far the
sound traveled to reach
the ocean bottom.
When the signal was
picked up, the
computer in the
receiver was able to
figure out the exact
height of the mountain!
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As air pressure
changes, the weather
changes. We measure
air pressure with a
barometer.
Rain and snow are
measured in inches. You
can measure rain with a
rain gauge.
Thermometers, weather
vanes, anemometers, rain
gauges, yardsticks, and
barometers all measure
weather!
An anemometer is one
instrument that
measures wind speed.
A north wind is coming
from the north.
After a rainstorm, use
a ruler to measure the
depth of the water in
the can.
A wind is named for
the direction it is
coming from.
Chimney smoke rises
straight up in wind that
blows less than one
mile an hour.
You can see water in
the misty air near
waterfalls. You can see
it in a foggy harbor.
You can outrun that
wind easily! But winds
on a mountain peak are
much stronger!
Its arrow end points in
the direction the wind
is coming from.
The cups on an
anemometer spin when
they catch the wind.
A scientist uses an
anemometer in
Antarctica.
Snow blows off the
Matterhorn in
Switzerland.
The changes in the air
are called weather.
Meteorologists are
people who measure
these changes.
A weather vane swings
around in moving air.
Temperature is the
warmth or coldness of
the air.
Temperature is
measured in degrees
Celsius or degrees
Fahrenheit.
Strong storm winds can
affect the ocean’s
tides!
You can feel changes in
the air’s temperature.
Our bodies sweat when
we are feeling hot.
The freezing point on a
Fahrenheit
thermometer is 32
degrees.
We use thermometers
to measure air
temperature.
On a Celsius
thermometer the
freezing point is 0
degrees.
The air is never totally
dry, even in deserts.
There is always some
water in the air.
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Published each year,
this book is a
compendium of trivia.
An ostrich egg tipped
the scales at five
pounds, two ounces.
For example, the book
lists India’s Meghalaya
state as the rainiest
place on Earth.
Mr. Jeffries, a basset
hound, had his ears
measured in 2002. Each ear
measured over eleven inches
from base to tip.
Trivia are fun and
amusing facts.
Finally, just how cold
was the coldest
temperature ever?
If they can prove to
Guinness World Records
that the hailstone weighs
more, then their hailstone
will set the new record for
the heaviest hailstone.
Once Guinness World
Records verified, or made
certain of, the hailstone’s
size, the record was put in
the book.
That’s the current record,
but if there were a dog with
larger ears, a ruler could be
A procedure is the
steps you take to do
something.
An accomplishment is
something special that
you or someone else
has done.
What you won’t find in
Guinness World
Records are records
that required people to
risk their lives.
The form asks you to
describe your idea. It is
important that you use as
many details as possible in
your description
No matter what, you
shouldn’t feel
disappointed if your
idea is not accepted.
More than 100 million copies
of the book have sold in 100
countries, and the book has
been translated, or
rewritten, into thirty-seven
When Guinness World
Records writes back to
you, you will know if
your idea has been
One of your ideas may
lead to a record
printed in Guinness
World Records!
A compendium gives a
lot of information in a
small amount of space.
Which bird can fly
faster, the golden
plover or the grouse?.
Things that are
superlative are the
most, or -est, of
anything.
That means the
heaviest bird egg was
almost six thousand
times heavier than the
lightest!
The book says it hit 128 degrees
Fahrenheit in
Antarctica in July
According to the book,
the biggest spider ever
was found in 1965. It
measured eleven inches
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used to prove it.
If it has been
accepted, your record,
if set, may be in
Guinness World
Records!
It’s exciting when
someone attempts to
break an existing
record.
across.
1983.
different languages.
accepted.
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