2023年10月19日 · Rainbows in Myth. Rainbows are part of the myths of many cultures around the world. Rainbows are often portrayed as bridges between people and supernatural beings. In Norse mythology, for instance, a rainbow called the …

Rainbows are usually positive symbols in myths and legends. In the Epic of Gilgamesh and, later, the Bible, the rainbow is a symbol from a deity (the goddess Ishtar and the Hebrew God) to never again destroy the Earth with floods.

2023年10月19日 · An aurora is a natural light display that shimmers in the sky. Blue, red, yellow, green, and orange lights shift gently and change shape like softly blowing curtains. Auroras are only visible at night, and usually only appear in lower polar regions. Auroras are visible almost every night near the Arctic and Antarctic Circles, which are about 66.5 degrees north and …

2023年10月19日 · Rain is liquid precipitation: water falling from the sky. Raindrops fall to Earth when clouds become saturated, or filled, with water droplets.Millions of water droplets bump into each other as they gather in a cloud. When a small water droplet bumps into a bigger one, it condenses, or combines, with the larger one.As this continues to happen, the droplet gets …

2024年4月26日 · Clouds are visible accumulations of tiny water droplets or ice crystals in Earth’s atmosphere.Clouds differ greatly in size, shape, and color. They can appear thin and wispy, or bulky and lumpy. Clouds usually appear white because the tiny water droplets inside them are tightly packed, reflecting most of the sunlight that hits them. White is how our eyes perceive all …

2024年2月2日 · The sun is an ordinary star, one of about 100 billion in our galaxy, the Milky Way.The sun has extremely important influences on our planet: It drives weather, ocean currents, seasons, and climate, and makes plant life possible through photosynthesis.Without the sun’s heat and light, life on Earth would not exist.

2023年10月19日 · Waves of electromagnetic energy traveling across the globe and throughout space make life on Earth possible. Activities like reading a computer screen, calling someone on a cell phone, heating up hot chocolate in a microwave, or using a GPS device would be impossible without electromagnetic energy.

2024年12月9日 · The Coriolis effect describes the pattern of deflection taken by objects not firmly connected to the ground as they travel long distances around Earth. The Coriolis effect is responsible for many large-scale weather patterns.. The key to the Coriolis effect lies in Earth’s rotation.Specifically, Earth rotates faster at the Equator than it does at the poles.

2025年2月7日 · Use this tool to help surface a learners' preconceptions and concerns. The PDF resources in the carousel below include (from left to right): See, Think, Wonder Worksheet; See, Think, Wonder: Five Senses Worksheet. Scroll below the resources for guidance on using these resources in your education work.

2023年10月19日 · Clouds form throughout all the levels of the atmosphere and affect both weather and climate. The type and amount of clouds that commonly form over a region impact the precipitation conditions. Cloud cover may also influence temperatures at the surface of the planet.. Water evaporates from the ground and condenses in the atmosphere, resulting in a …