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Atmosphere Educational Resources
Earth's Atmosphere
The Earth's atmosphere protects us from the dangers of space, like the sun's harmful radiation, meteoroids, and extreme temperature fluctuations. It also happens to be made up of exactly the molecules life needs to thrive. These molecules and how they react with space weather and our environment make for some interesting phenomena.
Learn all about the atmosphere, rain, clouds, wind & air by exploring the resources below.
Atmosphere
How Did Earth's Atmosphere Form?
Earth's atmosphere
How Did Earth's Atmosphere Form?
Why Does the Atmosphere Not Drift off Into Space?
Learn about the atmosphere
Why Does the Atmosphere Not Drift off Into Space?
Why Is the Sky Blue?
Learn about the blue sky
Why Is the Sky Blue?
Lesson Plan: Greenhouse Gases & Aerosols
Learn about Greenhouse Gases
Lesson Plan: Greenhouse Gases & Aerosols
Rain
What Makes It Rain?
What causes rain
What Makes It Rain?
What Is an Atmospheric River?
Learn about atmospheric rivers
What Is an Atmospheric River?
What Is Humidity?
Humidity, what is it?
What Is Humidity?
What Is Precipitation?
Why does it fall in different forms
What Is Precipitation?
Water Cycle Board Game
Have fun learning about the water cycle
Water Cycle Board Game
Precipitation Simulator
Make it rain or snow in this fun simulation
Precipitation Simulator
Activity: Measure Rainfall
Learn how to measure rainfall
Activity: Measure Rainfall
Clouds
Types of Clouds
Different clouds
Types of Clouds
What's the Difference Between Fog and Clouds?
Cloud and fog differences
What's the Difference Between Fog and Clouds?
How Does Cloud Thickness Change the Way It Looks to a Satellite?
Play the simulation
How Does Cloud Thickness Change the Way It Looks to a Satellite?
How Do Clouds Affect Solar Energy?
Clouds and solar energy
How Do Clouds Affect Solar Energy?
What Are Those Cloud Images on TV?
Play the simulation
What Are Those Cloud Images on TV?
Wind & Air
Why Does Wind Blow?
Learn about wind
Why Does Wind Blow?
What Is the Jet Stream?
Understand the jet stream
What Is the Jet Stream?
What Are Trade Winds?
Learn about trade winds
What Are Trade Winds?
Contrail Simulation
Play simulation
Contrail Simulation
JPSS and Wind: Make a Windsock
Learn to make a Windsock
JPSS and Wind: Make a Windsock
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