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Weather Island

Shape a mountain, reverse the wind and follow moisture into clouds, rain shadows and passing fronts.

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The course

4 worlds · 11 lessons

World 1 · One island, one water budget

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  1. 01A round trip for water
  2. 02Where did the water go?

World 2 · Lift air, make a cloud

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  1. 01Cool by expandingPRO
  2. 02Moist air reaches saturation soonerPRO
  3. 03Condensation releases energyPRO

World 3 · Shape the island weather

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  1. 01A mountain makes a rain shadowPRO
  2. 02Which side catches the rain?PRO
  3. 03A warmer source of moisturePRO

World 4 · Cloud families and passing fronts

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  1. 01Name a cloud layerPRO
  2. 02From a puff to a towerPRO
  3. 03When another air mass arrivesPRO
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Explainer
Weather IslandHow the Water Cycle Works: A Simple Water BudgetFollow a drop of water through evaporation, condensation, precipitation and runoff, and learn why the total is conserved when water changes store.4 min read
Explainer
Plate TectonicsPlate Tectonics Explained: From Wegener to Seafloor SpreadingHow Earth’s layers, Wegener’s drifting continents and the discovery of seafloor spreading came together into the theory of plate tectonics.4 min read