Browse greenhouse gases Resources

Browse greenhouse gases Resources

Real World: Monitoring Earth's Energy Budget with CERES

Real World: Monitoring Earth's Energy Budget with CERES
Primary Topic: 
Weather and Climate
Subtopics: 
Weather, Human Impact, Energy Cycle, Technology, Satellites
Type: 
Video
Audience: 
Informal, Formal, 6 - 8
Standards: 
ESS2.A, ESS2.D
Keywords: 
energy budget, radiation budget, atmosphere, greenhouse effect, greenhouse gases, carbon footprint
Summary: 
Learn how NASA uses a data-collecting sensor, Clouds and Earth’s Radiant Energy System, or CERES, to study clouds and make accurate measurements of energy leaving Earth.

Launchpad: Global Warming - How Humans are Affecting Our Planet

Launchpad: Global Warming - How Humans are Affecting Our Planet
Primary Topic: 
Weather and Climate
Subtopics: 
Climate, Human Impact, Energy Cycle
Type: 
Video
Audience: 
Informal, Formal, 9 - 12, 6 - 8
Standards: 
ESS2.A, ESS3.D
Keywords: 
climate change, greenhouse effect, atmosphere, greenhouse gases, energy budget, radiation budget
Summary: 
Learn how the greenhouse effect keeps more of the sun's heat and energy within Earth's atmosphere causing temperatures on Earth to rise. This video explains the effect warmer temperatures are playing on Earth.