Fig. 10.—NIMBUS, OR STORM CLOUD.


"Behold, I will put a fleece of wool in the floor; and if the dew be on the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the earth beside, then shall I know that thou wilt save Israel." * * *



CHAPTER XIX.

396. Why are cloudy days colder than sunny days?

Because the clouds intercept the solar rays in their course towards the earth.

397. Why are cloudy nights warmer than cloudless nights?