Real World: Earth’s Energy Balance: Small Changes, Big Impact
Earth's energy balance is very delicate. Small changes may have a big impact. How might changes in Earth's land and atmosphere impact this delicate balance? How might this knowledge be used to help us take better care of Earth?
Background Information
Grades 6 through 8
- My NASA Data Earth's Energy Budget
- NASA CERES: Clouds and Earth's Radiant Energy System
- NASA Earth's Energy Budget Lithograph
- NASA NEO: NASA Earth Observations
- NASA What is CERES?
- NASA What is Earth's Energy Budget? Five Questions with a Guy Who Knows
- NASA Climate Kids How Do Clouds Affect Earth's Climate?
- NASA Earth Observatory Climate and Earth's Energy Budget
- UCAR Earth's Albedo and the Sun's Brightness Affect Climate
Activities
Grades 6 through 8
- NASA Global Energy Budget
- NASA LaRC About Energy Budget
- NASA Wavelength Surface Color and Effect on Temperature Change
- UCAR Earth's Albedo and the Sun's Brightness Affect Climate
Grades 6 through 12