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This Science Daily website briefly explains what radiant energy is and how it is referred to in different applications. The website gives the units of radiant energy.
This video explains what radiant energy is and how wavelengths work. The video discusses the different wavelengths and what is found at different wavelengths.
This California Academy of Sciences video describes how each hemisphere tilts toward and away from the sun and how the lack of sunlight or surplus of sunlight causes the seasons. It also talks about how ocean life reacts to changes in the seasons.
This activity has an interactive as well as questions. The interactive takes a look at how the sun’s rays hit the Earth and what gets in the way as well as how the Earth is warmed up.
The Science Learning Hub website shows how the water of the Earth is warmer in certain areas and cooler in others. It explains why there is a variance in water temperature and what happens when water temperature changes.
This NASA video talks about the ocean being very important to life on Earth. The video describes what the sun does to the ocean. The video talks about the different currents and what drives the currents. It explains how water temperature changes and what this does to regions of the Earth and ocean life.
This page has several activities that take a look at rising temperature, density of liquids, ocean currents, carbon cycle, and climate change.