4B The Earth #4 The difference in heating of the earth's surface produces the planet's seasons and weather patterns.... 4B The Earth #5 The moon's orbit around the earth once in about 28 days changes what part of the moon is lighted by the sun and how much of that part can be seen from the earth the phases of the moon.... 4B The Earth #6 Climates have sometimes changed abruptly in the past as a result of changes in the earth's crust, such as volcanic eruptions or impacts of huge rocks from space.... 4B The Earth #7 The cycling of water in and out of the atmosphere plays an important role in determining climatic patterns.... 4C Processes that Shape the Earth #2 Some changes in the earth's surface are abrupt (such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions) while other changes happen very slowly (such as uplift and wearing down of mountains)....

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USA Today’s Weather Basics

http://www.usatoday.com/weather/wgraph0.htm


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This page consists of links to USATODAY.com graphics and photo scrapbooks with captions explaining the photos. These resources will help your students understand weather, climate, and some other earth science topics. Most of the links are to interactive graphics such as where different air masses form; how global warming could raise sea levels; why lakes freeze from the top down; the life stages of a typical hurricane; how lightning creates thunder; the formation of hail; and more.

Consult this page to find examples of weather or earth science topics that you are teaching. The animations and models will help your students visualize the concepts and develop understandings of phenomena that they might not be able to observe firsthand.

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Created :05/23/2003