A discussion of the interactions between the four spheres of Earth and how they affect weather and climate. The slideshow is divided into two parts. The first deals with interactions between the atmosphere and the hydrosphere and the...

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

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The atmosphere provides many important functions for Earth.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The atmosphere provides many important functions for Earth.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the gases that the atmosphere is made out of.

This is an interview between two scientists discussing how shaping the biosphere is due to geologic events and changes in the atmosphere. Learn how there is a "complex balance between Earth's processes and its network of life".

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How the pressure and density of the atmosphere varies.

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

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How heat is transferred in the atmosphere.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How the pressure and density of the atmosphere varies.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the gases that the atmosphere is made out of.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How heat is transferred in the atmosphere.

This lesson shows the parts of the atmosphere and their size (thickness) relative to the size of the Earth. It includes background information, lesson outline, links to standards and assessments.

This resource addresses changes affecting the atmosphere as a result of life on earth.

This activity explores the impact of volcanic eruptions on the atmosphere. Students will analyze three types of visual information: a graph of aerosol optical depth v. global temperature, a global map with temperature anomalies, and an...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the convection cells present in our atmosphere.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the convection cells present in our atmosphere.

This simulation allows you to experience Joe Kittinger's famous 1960 skydiving feat. As you ascend the troposphere and stratosphere you can view changes in several atmospheric conditions. The challenge will be surviving the leap once you...

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

Career guides for aspiring meteorologists from the American Meteorological Society.

For this 3-part lesson, students explore California climate and factors that are leading to changes within this climate system. Students begin by exploring California's climate and the state's topography. Next, they investigate coastal...

The Earth is surrounded by a thin envelope of gases called the atmosphere. More than 500 active volcanoes erupt around the world affecting the Earth's atmosphere and global climate.

This introduction to the atmosphere details the important properties of the atmosphere: temperature, pressure, and humidity.

A bell jar, Peeps and balloons demonstrate how changing the atmospheric pressure around objects can change their size. [3:18]