Geography of United States Elections | Lecture 1

October 15, 2008 lecture by Professor Martin Lewis for the Geography of United States Elections (GEOG 5) course. Professor Lewis covers the basic principle of political geography; the “red and blue” map of the United States; different ways of mapping U.S. presidential elections; differences in voting behavior between national elections and state and local [...]

Precipitation Initiation in Warm Clouds

Official entry into the AAAS Science Dance Contest.
Name: Jennifer D. Small
PhD Title: Precipitation Initiation in Warm Clouds
PhD Institution: University of California Santa Cruz
Date: 2009 (expected)
Current affiliation: graduate student, Earth and Planetary Sciences Department, University of California Santa Cruz
This dances shows how a rain drop can form when one slightly larger rain drop is present among [...]

Precipitation

Science rap about precipitation AKA Water falling out the sky in its different forms.
Inspired by a question, “What causes the difference between rainfall and snowfall?”. I hope this can help you a bit towards knowing the answer.
Video produced by Billo Jones Production – www.youtube.com/user/BilloJonesProduction
Check out more science raps at www.scienceraps.co.uk
Duration : 0:3:55

Precipitation Reaction: Sodium Iodide with Mercury(II) Chlor

If you want to download this video then go to this site: http://www.downloadvideos.co.nr . Sodium iodide solution is added to mercury(II) chloride solution. Both the reactants and products are toxic. A close up view of the formation of the product is shown.
Duration : 0:0:24

NASA | Piecing Together the Temperature Puzzle

The decade from 2000 to 2009 was the warmest in the modern record. “Piecing Together the Temperature Puzzle” illustrates how NASA satellites enable us to study possible causes of climate change. The video explains what role fluctuations in the solar cycle, changes in snow and cloud cover, and rising levels of heat-trapping gases may play [...]

Chemistry & Nature Facts : What Is the Average Temperature of Earth?

The average temperature of Earth is approximately 15 degrees Celsius, which is about 59 degrees Fahrenheit. Average Earth temperatures are calculated from temperatures taken from all over the planet at different times. Find out how Earth’s average temperature appears to be on the rise with information from a science teacher in this free video on [...]