This notebook file takes students through the layers of the atmosphere with discussion opportunities for each.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How different temperature gradients separate the atmosphere into distinct layers.

A great description of the global scale circulation and heat energy. Discusses a single-cell model, a three-cell model, jet streams and more.

This diagram shows a 3D computer generated image of the triatomic molecule known as ozone. Ozone is an allotrope that contains three oxygen atoms. The ozone layer found in the upper atmosphere helps protect the Earth against potentially...