Striking a Solar Balance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pz0JBSKRhf0

NASA, nasa.gov/multimedia


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This NASA video reviews the role of the sun in driving the climate system. It uses colorful animations to illustrate Earth's energy balance and how increased greenhouse gases are creating an imbalance in the energy budget, leading to warming. The video also reviews how the NASA satellite program collects data on the sun.


Subject: Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Greenhouse effect, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Climate Change:Greenhouse effect, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology :Solar radiation, Global energy balance
Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Animations/Video
Grade Level: High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)
Theme: Teach the Earth:Enhancing your Teaching:NGSS, Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Environmental Science, Teach the Earth:Incorporating Societal Issues:Climate Change, Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Atmospheric Science