Earth has got swirl. The air in the atmosphere swirls. The water in the ocean swirls. But what does it all have to do with weather and climate? To answer this, we'll have to get a close-up on all that swirl. Don't worry, being dizzy is fun! Topics include: Earth's Place in the Universe; Investigating Earth's Past; Restless Earth; Mountains, Volcanoes, and Earthquakes; Energetic Earth; Atmosphere and Oceans; and Earth Systems.
Earth has got swirl. The air in the atmosphere swirls. The water in the ocean swirls. But what does it all have to do with weather and climate? To answer this, we'll have to get a close-up on all that swirl. Don't worry, being dizzy is fun! Topics include: Earth's Place in the Universe; Investigating Earth's Past; Restless Earth; Mountains, Volcanoes, and Earthquakes; Energetic Earth; Atmosphere and Oceans; and Earth Systems.
General Note
Originally released by Cerebellum Corporation, 2013.
Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on July 10, 2018.
Content Note
Atmosphere (5:16); --Oceans (2:32); -- Ocean Currents (5:32); -- Convection in the Atmosphere and Oceans (3:19); -- Weather and Climate (1:28); -- Weather (4:31); -- Climate (7:06); -- Credits: Atmosphere and Oceans (0:00); .