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Visit this hub for short articles, interactives, images, and videos to help you learn how the Earth works.










Clouds



What makes a cloud form? What are the different types of clouds? Explore these questions and test your cloud knowledge.











How Weather Works



Learn how temperature, humidity, wind, and pressure influence the weather.











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Discover the weather conditions necessary for blizzards, tornados, hurricanes, and more.











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Can you name the layers of Earth's atmosphere? Learn all about each layer and how the atmosphere makes life possible on Earth.











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Have you ever wondered what is in the air we breathe? Learn about air quality and how it impacts humans and the environment.











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Our active Sun creates solar storms, solar wind and other phenomena. Explore the Sun and how space weather can impact the Earth. 













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This material is based upon work supported by the NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research, a major facility sponsored by the U.S. National Science Foundation and managed by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. National Science Foundation.







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