This site offers the text of a college lecture on the atmosphere, with information on the effect prevailing westerlies have on North America.

By the end of this section, you will be able to describe the right-hand rule to find the direction of angular velocity, momentum, and torque; explain the gyroscopic effect; and study how Earth acts like a gigantic gyroscope.

A slideshow exploring Earth's rotation and revolution around the sun. Learn that because of Earth's axis tilt we experience the seasons!

Why is the spinning motion so special? Brian Jones details the dizzyingly wide array of ways that spinning affects our lives. [3:57]

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the features of Uranus.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Learn about the distinctive features of the planet Venus.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the features of Uranus.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Examines the eight planets of our solar system and their orbits and rotation.

An overview of the Coriolis Force, an effect on wind due to the rotation of Earth.

Understand the rotation of the earth and the appearance of movement of other bodies in the sky.

Learn about the rotation of the earth, the movement of the moon, and the position of the sun.

This video segment adapted from NASA uses animation to illustrate the properties of meteor showers and comets. Included is are visualizations of a comet's tail and of Earth passing through a debris stream left behind by meteoroids.

Find out what all results from Earth revolving around the sun every 365 days as well as the rotation of the Earth every 24 hours.

Explore what causes the change of seasons on the Earth.

An explanation of the effect that the tides have on the Earth's rotation.

In this lesson plan, young scholars will discuss, define, and demonstrate the Earth's rotation and revolution around the sun in a counterclockwise position. They will be able to predict seasons based on the amount of light that hits the...

Michael Stevens of Vsauce looks at what would happen if the Earth stopped spinning. He also explores how we construct time as a function of the Earth's rotation and why atomic clocks are so precise. [9:44]

Nutation is a small cyclical motion superimposed upon the steady 26,000-year precession of the Earth's axis of rotation. It is mainly caused by the gravitational effect of the 18.6-year rotation period of the Moon's orbit. The main...

The earth has some unusual properties that make its' weather suitable for life. This activity allows you to change four properties (earth's size, rotation speed, angle of the sun, and ocean size) to see what effects they would have on...

Nita lives on Coco Island in the Indian Ocean, and is learning more about the Sun, the Earth, and the Moon. Join her and learn about day and night.

Discover interesting facts about Earth's partner, the moon, which is more like a double planet than a planet and a moon.

This fun activity helps you to understand the movement of the sun by studying shadows.

This simple lesson allows students to work cooperatively in determining the angular diameter of the Sun.

This interactive globe allows you to get any view of the earth by entering latitude, longitude and season criteria.