Something in the Air: Coriolis Force, The
The Coriolis Effect, named for 19th century French scientist Gaspard Gustave Coriolis, describes the apparent force that arises when an object that is moving is viewed in a reference frame that is rotating.
Weight and Temperature: Fahrenheit and Celsius: Practical Problems
This clip provides practical problems that are solved by applying the formulas for converting between Fahrenheit and Celsius.
Weight and Temperature: Fahrenheit, Celsius and Formulas for Temperature Conversion
This clip introduces the measurement of temperature, explaining the terms Fahrenheit and Celsius in the process. The clip also explains how to convert from one to the other. "To convert from Celsius to Fahrenheit," the clip states, "
we use the for...
Weight and Temperature: Summary: Weight and Temperature
This clip reviews the key points in the lesson on weight and temperature, including conversion between the U.S. Customary System and the Metric System, as well as conversion between Fahrenheit and Celsius.
The Ocean's Memory: Sediments and Past Climate
As sediments get laid down, they carry with them a record of the kind of environment in which they were formed. Scientists can read that record and learn valuable information about past climate and temperature change.
Scattering
Renowned oceanographer and geophysicist Walter Munk talks about scattering, which occurs as sound bounces off bubbles, suspended particles, organisms, the surface, the bottom, or other objects. Small-scale temperature changes which act like foreign ...
Deep Connections: Tracers
A tracer is a property or substance that can be used to track the movement of individual water masses. While the utility of specific tracers varies according to the locale and circumstance, tracers as a group provide a rich source of information ab...
Deep Connections: Water Masses
Water masses are layers of water distinguished by a particular temperature and salinity. Understanding how water masses form and move around is critical in understanding global climate.