SciJinks It's all about weather!

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Rainbow Clouds

Cloud iridescence looks amazing
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SciJinks Glossary

Learn a bunch of weather terms!
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Watch out for gust fronts

Fast winds that fall from thunderstorms

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Rainbow Simulator

See how angles and distances affect your view of rainbows.
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What is the Coriolis Effect?

And what does it have to do with hurricanes?
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Precipitation Simulator

Can you make it rain, snow, and hail? Try it out!

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What is La Niña?

Learn about this weather pattern.
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Make lightning with ZAP!

You're an updraft! In this game, build up charges within a storm cloud!
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How Is Air Quality Measured?

Satellites orbiting above Earth monitor what’s in our air.

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Why Don't Satellites Fall Out of the Sky?

How do they all stay up there?
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Types of Clouds

Learn about common cloud types and what they can tell us about the weather!
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Seeing a Solar Eclipse from Space

What do satellites see during a solar eclipse?

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Hi, I'm JPSS!

I’m a high-tech weather satellite that orbits our planet.
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How to Read a Weather Map

What do those symbols mean for tomorrow’s weather?
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What is a polar vortex?

And how does it cause such a freeze?

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Keeping an Eye on Volcanic Ash

To an aircraft, a volcanic ash cloud is like a sky full of broken glass.
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Why is the sky blue?

This may sound like an easy question... it's not!
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Be an Expert Flight Controller

Use satellite sensor data to guide planes around hazards.

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Why does the atmosphere not drift off into space?

After all, it is only air. What keeps it here?
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Classroom Activities

PDF versions of our favorite activities!
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The Bad (Weather) Joke Machine

Guess the riddles before the Joke Machine coughs up the answers.

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What is lake effect snow?

Why do areas near big lakes get so much snow?
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How did Earth's atmosphere form?

Earth is on its third atmosphere! We wouldn't have liked the first two at all!
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Aurora Australis from the International Space Station

Aurora over the Indian Ocean on September 17, 2011.

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What's the difference between fog and clouds?

Aren't they the same thing?
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SciJinks Wallpapers

Pick a SciJinks image for your desktop!
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What causes lightning and thunder?

What is the source of all the blinding light and earth-shaking sound?

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Weather Tricktionary

Are you a weather guru?
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What causes a rainbow?

Learn how to be in the right place at the right time.
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Postcards

Printable postcards to download and display.