University of St. Andrews: Climate and Weather Systems

The components of the atmosphere have a significant impact on long-term climate change. Learners begin by analyzing the role of carbon dioxide in the earth systems and how varying the levels would affect those systems—and ultimately...

Want to learn more about the climate and weather? This webpage contains links to websites around the world concerned with providing information about climate and weather. Topics include ozone, greenhouse gases, global warming, tornadoes,...

This University of St. Andrews page provides an interesting discussion of the beginning of the age of quantum physics. (Quantum physics/mechanics is thought to govern the energy levels of electrons in atoms.) There is a references link...

The University of St Andrews provides this biographical site on the life of Richard Feynman. The site has links to quotes, posters and references.

Students will identify the role of the oceans in the formation of weather systems such as hurricanes.

A great place to find a definition to terms used to describe climate change and meteorology. This site contains a glossary of common terms for both climate and weather.

From The Scots Guide to Electronics web site. The meaning of electric potential is described. A combination of diagrams and words are used to explain this difficult concept without the use of mathematics. Very well done!

This site, which is provided for by the University of St Andrews, gives very interesting biographical information on the mathematician Gauss.

This site from the University of St. Andrews contains biographical information about Galileo's life and studies.

This site, which is provided for by the University of St. Andrews, contains information about Edwin Hubble's life and work.