Earths
Air & Oceans
Ch 15
Atmosphere
Ch 16
Weather
Ch 17
Climate
Ch 18
Ocean Motion
Ch 19
Oceanography
What is the structure of Earth's atmosphere?
What are some characteristics of the ocean and the ocean floor?
Concept Animations
Climate Types
Investigations
Observe seasonal changes in the amount of sunlight
Observe how air pressure affects a rising balloon.
Observe an animation of land and sea breezes.
Observe an animation of the Coriolis effect
Earth's Blanket of Gases
How Does the Ozone Layer Change over Time?
Variations in Temperature
Observe clouds form and dissipate.
Examine an animation of hail forming.
Observe an animation of a thunderstorm.
Hurricane animation
Compare and contrast warm and cold fronts.
Tornado animation
Storm of the Century Hits the Eastern United States
Knowing the Weather is a Daily Activity
Great Rivers of Air
Observe images of different climate zones.
Human Influence on Global Climate Change
What is climate
Observe an animation of wave motion.
Examine global surface currents.
Observe how upwelling occurs.
Tides at the Bay of Fundy
A Warm River in the Atlantic Ocean
Explore coral reefs around the world. Expore life at a hydrothermal vent. New Views of the Sea Floor What is the Dead Zone.
Explore coral reefs around the world.
Expore life at a hydrothermal vent. New Views of the Sea Floor
Expore life at a hydrothermal vent.
New Views of the Sea Floor
What is the Dead Zone.