Atmospheric Cycles (Global Amen Student Area)

Acid Rain:
- A site on acid rain created for students: what acid rain is, where it
comes from, why it is a problem and what you can do about it.

Acid Rain II:
- A site from the Environmental Protection Agency.

Acid Rain III:
- This site has good information, although the background makes it
difficult to read.

Acid Rain IV:
- Another site all about acid rain.

Acid Rain V:
- Information about acid rain from "Environment Canada"

Acid Rain -- A Contemporary World Problem:
- A site about acid rain: what it is, what causes it, and its effects on
the environment.

Acid Rain Emissions Data for U.S. Power Plants:
     - Scroll down to find the state you are interested in, and then click on
       a power plant to see information about its nitrogen oxide, sulfur
       dioxide and carbon dioxide emissions.

Climate Problems - Acid Rain Links:
- Links to sites with information on acid rain.

In the Labratory: Acid Rain:
- Information on acid rain and how to measure rain's acidity.

Lethal Loophole:
- Information on America's 100 "dirtiest" power plants. From the
Public Interest Research Groups.

What Can You Tell Me About Acid Rain?
- A site with good information and a very big font.

What is Acid Rain?
- From USGS.

Carbon:
-An encyclopaedia Britannica article which discusses the properties
and uses of carbon as well as some of the compounds it is found in.

Carbon II:
- From Encarta encyclopedia.

Carbon III:
- Information on carbon that is found on the periodic table. Also
includes a brief description.

Carbon IV:
- Great information from Chem4Kids.

Carbon Dioxide:
An article from Columbia Encyclopedia.

Carbon Dioxide II:
-Some good info on carbon dioxide from Dave Wright Welding.

Carbon Dioxide III:
- An article from Encyclopedia.com.

Carbon Dioxide IV:
- From Encarta Online Encyclopedia.

Carbon Profile:
- A profile of "Captain Carbon" This page presents some good info in
an unusual way.

Carbon Cycle:
-A great article from Encarta Encyclopedia.

Carbon Cycle II:
-An article from Encyclopedia.com

Carbon Cycle III:
- A short version of the carbon cycle.

Concept Map on the Carbon Cycle:
     - A basic image showing the carbon cycling process. The image is a
       bit hard to follow, but if you study it long enough you'll get the
       knack of it.

The Global Carbon Cycle:
-This page has good information, but I needed a dictionary to read it!

What is the Carbon Cycle?
     - This site has a TON of information about carbon and the cycles
       through which it is used and re-used. It was designed by Think
       Quest students.

What is the Carbon Cycle II?
- Another great page, this one from Global Climate Change. The first
part describes the carbon cycle, the last part is an activity.

Clouds and the Energy Cycle:
- Information from NASA on how the clouds reflect what's going on in
the energy cycle.

Earth's Energy Balance:
- An image of the earth's energy balance as well as a description.

Earth's Energy Balance II:
     - Some scanned images illustrating the earth's energy cycle. The
        images are huge, and I would imagine that they'd take a long time
        to download if you don't have a fast connection.

Earth's Life Needs Greenhouse Effect:
- An article from USA Today's Weather section.

Greenhouse Effect:
- From the Environmental Protection Agency's Kids' site.

Earth's Energy Balance III:
- Another page from NASA.

The Earth-Atmosphere Energy Balance:
- Click on the links to read more.

The Earth's Energy Balance:
-An image and information from Environment Canada.

The Greenhouse Effect:
- A great page with images of the greenhouse effect, and some
quick information.

The Greenhouse Effect I:
- A page written for students on the greenhouse effect: what causes
it, and the problems with the enhanced greenhouse effect.

The Greenhouse Effect II:
- Outlines the process, includes information on the greenhouse
gases and also the enhanced greenhouse effect (global warming).

The Greenhouse Effect III:
- An image showing how the greehouse effect works. Some
information too.

The Greenhouse Effect IV:
- A short page on the greenhouse effect. No pictures.

The Natural Greenhouse Effect:
- Read about the greenhouse effect, and also global warming.

Campaign to Stop Global Warming:
- Describes some of the effects of global warming that have already
started taking place.

Carbon Cycle:
- Info on the carbon cycle, the greenhouse effect, and global
warming. Lots of images and graphs.

Climate Ark:
- Searches specific sites for climate change news and info.

Climate Change Campaign:
     - From the World Wildlife Fund, a site about what causes climate
       change, what happens when it does, what we can do about it, plus
       news and more.

Climate Change Lab:
- A site designed for students researching climate change.

Earth in Balance:
- From the World Book Encyclopedia, discusses the impact of global
climate change.

EPA's Global Warming Site:
     - Answers the questions: What is the problem? What do we know
       (about Global Warming)? What are greenhouse gases? How much
       to we emit? How serious is the problem? What is being done? How
       can I help?

Global Warming:
- Information on global warming and the naturally occuring
greenhouse effect. Includes quotes from scientists and others.

Global Warming I:
- A page from the Sierra Club with information about global warming.

Global Warming and Climate Change:
     - The first page has an overview of the issue: How the climate can
       change, what that will effect, and things that can be done. Click on
       the links for more details.

Global Warming FAQ:
- A great page! Information and an image.

Global Warming: Focus on the Future:
    - The opening page has a java-animation that takes awhile to load.
      The animation isn't very useful, or very interesting, although it does
      produce a nice overall effect. I suggest that you go immediately to
      one ot the links on the right, instead of waiting.

Global Warming is Here:
- Some quick facts, as well as historical temperature data, and other
evidences of global warming.

Global Warming: Nature's Payback:
- A site from ABC, discussing the possible effects of global
warming.

Global Warming News Zone:
- News about global warming.

Global Warming: Understanding the Forecast:
- Quick info about global warming, plus a link at the bottom of the
page takes you to more info.

Global Warming Update:
- A great page outlining the global warming issue.

Governments Agree: Global Warming Impact Serious:
- An article on a February, 2001 meeting of the Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change.

Heat Watch:
- A site created by ThinkQuest students all about global warming, its
causes and effects.

How Ocean Currents Affect Global Warming:
     - A message from a graduate student at MIT on how global warming
       could stop ocean currents, and how that would cause global
       warming to become more extreme.

The Greenhouse Effect:
- A page written for students on the greenhouse effect: what causes
it, and the problems with the enhanced greenhouse effect.

The Greenhouse Effect I:
- Outlines the process, includes information on the greenhouse
gases and also the enhanced greenhouse effect (global warming).

The Greenhouse Effect II:
- Read about the greenhouse effect, and also global warming.

The Greenhouse Effect III:
- Information on the greenhouse effect and global warming.

Earth's Sunscreen - the ozone layer:
-What ozone is, how it protects the earth, and what substances
destroy it.

How Ozone is Formed:
-A very basic page with one paragraph on how ozone is formed.

Ozone:
- Describes what ozone is, what is does, how it is depleted, and
things that can be done to help stop the depletion.

Ozone Depletion:
     - Discusses the light that the sun emits, what the ozone layer does
       with some of this harmful light, and what some other things do to
       destroy ozone. Downloading the movie is not important.

Ozone Kidzone:
     - A site from Environment Canada. Talks about how ozone protects
       the earth, what UV rays are, and what is happening to the ozone
       layer.

The Ozone Hole Tour:
- Take a virtual tour of the ozone hole. Find out its history, recent
data, and the science behind it.

The Ozone Layer:
- A very short and simple page outlining ozone's role in our
atmosphere, and things that destroy ozone.

Follow a Drip Through the Water Cycle:
- From the USGS, a page that goes through the cycle of one drip of
water. And here's a picture.

Hydrologic Cycle:
- A fancy way of saying " The Water Cycle."

Round and Round it Goes! The Water Cycle:
- A clickable image from EEK!

The Water Cycle:
- This site, designed for kids by the EPA, goes through the steps of
the water cycle.

The Water Cycle I:
- A picture illustrating the water cycle, plus links to more
information and activities.

The Water Cycle II:
- Basic information on water, the water cycle, and cloud formation.

The Water Cycle III:
     - This site will take you through the water cycle. Just read the
       information on the right hand side, then click on the little "rain"
       button. And read the new information. Next click on "Rivers" etc.

The Water Cycle IV:
- Information and an image from Zoom Astronomy.

The Water Cycle at Work:
-An animated image of the water cycle, and some written
information.

Water Cycle:
- A short description of the water cycle, with links to more
information. An image too.

Water Cycle I:
- From Encarta Encyclopedia.

Weather and the Water Cycle:
-A ThinkQuest Junior site.