We caused the problem by increasing the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, but we have the ability to keep the amount of warming low enough that it is survivable. Communities and nations around the world are taking action to solve climate change.
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When warm and cold air collide, warm air is pushed up and can form clouds.
Clouds are given different names based on their shape and their height in the sky. Learn about each cloud type and how they are grouped.
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When wind blows across a mountain range, air rises, then cools and clouds form.
One way clouds form is when Earth's surface is warmed by sunlight, then warm air rises and cools to form clouds.
One way clouds form is when air is forced upward by a low pressure system.
How do the water droplets and ice crystals that make up clouds get into the sky? And why do different types of clouds form?
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All of the atoms that are building blocks of living things are a part of biogeochemical cycles. The most common of these are the carbon and nitrogen cycles.
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Our climate depends on the whole Earth system. The Sun, land (geosphere), ocean (hydrosphere), ice (cryosphere), and living organisms (biosphere) interact with the atmosphere in the climate system.
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Conduction is one of the three main ways that heat energy moves from place to place.
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