Weatherthings
Pileus Clouds
Pileus Clouds are also known as Cap Clouds or Scarf Clouds. They form over fast-growing cumulus or Cumulonimbus Clouds, in quiet or stormy weather, as a wispy, smooth band of clouds, curved like a contact lens.
Weatherthings
Lenticular Clouds
Lenticular Clouds are also known as Lenticularis because they are shaped like a lens. They are common over mountains where air is forced to rise and sink, forming smooth clouds above the mountains and downwind of the mountains. They also...
Weatherthings
Stratus Clouds
Stratus Clouds are part of the water cycle. They are stratified, with soft edges, wider than they are tall, and found at mainly 3 different heights in the atmosphere. They can be made of water droplets or ice crystals, and some create...
Weatherthings
Vapor Trails
Vapor Trails are skinny lines of clouds made by airplanes, but not on purpose. They can spread out to become regular Cirrus Clouds and block some sunlight or trap some heat rising from Earth. We see vapor trails more than ever before,...
Weatherthings
Cumulus Clouds
Cumulus Clouds can fill the sky, in any season, anywhere on Earth, in different sizes, shapes, colors, heights and combinations. They bubble upward, looking like cotton balls or cauliflower. Cumulus clouds accumulate water or ice, and...
Visual Learning Systems
The Nature of Electricity: Lightning and Thunder
This video describes the basic role that atoms play in creating electrical charges, as well as the nature and creation of static electricity. Various methods of charging are discussed, emphasizing the role that insulators and conductors...
FuseSchool
What Is The Natural Greenhouse Effect?
Learn the basics about the natural greenhouse effect. The atmosphere helps to keep our planet warm by making it harder for the energy we get from the sun to escape back to the universe. Our atmosphere is held to the earth by the force of...
Science360
Sea spray: Complex chemistry with big effects on climate
Take in a deep breath of salty ocean air and more than likely you're also breathing in naturally occurring sea spray aerosols. But, there's much more in each of those tiny bursting ""bubbles"" than salt. They're also bursting with ocean...
Astrum
What has NASA's Juno discovered around Jupiter so far? (3 year update)
It's been three years since NASA's Juno spacecraft arrived at Jupiter. But what has it seen and discovered? We will examine Jupiter's magnetic field, core, bands, aurora, atmosphere, storms and clouds.
Weatherthings
Water Smart: The Sun, Water Cycle, & Climate - Runoff
The Sun, Water Cycle, & Climate shows us how the sun produces heat to drive the water cycle. It's made clear that the water cycle continues in the absence of sunlight or heat. We learn how the two components of climate- temperature and...
Professor Dave Explains
Star and Galaxy Formation in the Early Universe
Okay, so we are about 150 million years into the lifetime of the universe. We've got a bunch of hydrogen and helium and not much else. But then gravity takes over, and boom! We've got stars! How, you ask? Well you'd better watch this!
TMW Media
Mysterious Weather Clouds: Learn how cloning weather clouds further helps researchers
How can more powerful super computers help with the research of cloud activity and weather forecasting? How to identify the different types of weather clouds and the clouds that might have precipitation or rain? Mysterious Weather...
Professor Dave Explains
Star Systems and Types of Galaxies
We've learned a lot about stars! We know how they form, and we know that most of them exist in galaxies. But how are they arranged within galaxies? And are there different types of galaxies or are they all the same? There is a lot to...
TMW Media
Traveling Desert Sand: What equipment is used to measure sand storms
What are the three ways of measuring sand clouds? When measuring a sand cloud, what key points do scientists determine? Traveling Desert Sand, Part 2
TMW Media
Traveling Desert Sand: Learn how sand makes ice form in clouds
How do researchers determine which particles attract water? How are sand clouds interupting the creation of hurricanes? Traveling Desert Sand, Part 3
Dom Burgess
What Happens When You Are Struck By Lightning?
Third degree burns, brain damage and heart attacks. In this episode, Dom investigates what happens to your body when you are struck by lightning and why high voltage electricity is just, like, really not good for you! Prepare to be SHOCKED!
Science360
Sea spray Complex chemistry with big effects on climate
Take in a deep breath of salty ocean air and more than likely you're also breathing in naturally occurring sea spray aerosols. But, there's much more in each of those tiny bursting ""bubbles"" than salt. They're also bursting with ocean...
Weatherthings
Water Smart: Water in the Air - Summary
Water in the Air reveals the varied phases of water that surround us, fall on us, travel in air, and serve as a crucial component of the water cycle. Emphasis is on the fact that water in air can be vapor or solid, visible or invisible,...
Weatherthings
Water Smart: The Sun, Water Cycle, & Climate - Precipitation
The Sun, Water Cycle, & Climate shows us how the sun produces heat to drive the water cycle. It's made clear that the water cycle continues in the absence of sunlight or heat. We learn how the two components of climate- temperature and...
Mazz Media
Precipitation
This live-action video program is about precipitation. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the term through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful, animated...
Weatherthings
Weather Things: Coronas
A blue sky and fluffy bright clouds are things that are seen around the world. The atmosphere presents a multitude of sights and phenomena using light, air, water droplets, ice crystals, and dust. Many of the phenomena give clues to...
Weatherthings
Water Smart: Water on Earth - Glaciers
Water on Earth focuses on water as most kids would think about it. We start with water in obvious locations such as oceans, lakes, and rivers. We quickly learn that water can change phase to remain a solid in glaciers. Many kids may be...
Mazz Media
Bailey's Big Back Yard: It's Raining
In this program Bailey learn follows a rainstorm from the beginning to the end. Through his magical magnifying glass, he comes to understand what happens to cause a rainstorm and why? Bailey learns how people are affected by rain as he...
TMW Media
Mysterious Weather Clouds: Learn how to test the reliability of satellite data
How does a radiometer work when studying weather cloud structures? How are natural and manmade aerosols created and how do they affect the environment? Mysterious Weather Clouds, Part 2