How Does the Earth Move? Crash Course Geography #5

Today, we're going to talk about how the Earth moves, but to do that, we're going to have to go way back to the early days of the galaxy! Processes that happened before the Earth even formed have led us to the geographic patterns and processes that create Earth's environments and support all living things. We'll talk about how the Earth rotates, the effects of it being slightly tilted, how events like sea ice melting impact how the Earth wobbles, and of course talk about how our elliptical orbit gives us seasons. So many of our life decisions are influenced by the motion of Earth. It guides where we decide to live, what food we eat, or even what weather we experience - which we'll talk about more next time.

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[MargaritaMilidakis]

Being a scientist and being asked by the kid you are babysitting this kind of questions... Best days of my life!

[zackhicks]

The visualizations of the planet revolving around the sun, along with the accompanying narration, was really helpful for my understanding of the processes - i.e, seasons and the earth's wobble. Before the video, I had a fuzzy understanding. I now see why these concepts make sense. An excellent video!

[eelkev.]

Your childhood sounds idyllic! I mean living in a house around an oak tree?!!?!

[ichdieLivi]

30 yrs old, watching this vid while of course knowing all this, still thinking: " this is so amazing!!"

[KayneWalshNZ]

Her passion shines through so strongly. Keeps me ingauged and smiling! 😁

[ColMcWillis]

Its a little bit of a misunderstanding that the solstice is the "peak of summer/winter". The peak is often interpreted as the most extreme of the season but that weather typically trails behind the solstice by 4-6 weeks as the time with increased/reduced sun increases/decreases the temperature. The solstice is indeed the shortest day of the year and the longest day of the year outside of the tropics of cancer/capricorn, just not the hottest/coldest day

[TWX]

I feel the Earth... move... under my feet...
I feel the sky tum-bul-ing down, tum-bul-ling dooown, tumbling down...

[CradilyBestPokemon]

To future students studying, good luck.

[Grassy_Gnoll]

What keeps the planet spinning?
Ah ah
A force from the beginning!
- Daft Punk

[radagastwiz]

Hopefully the precession will continue to proceed according to precedent.

[johnwalters]

The 23h 56m period is the siderial day, that is, the time it takes the earth to rotate 360 degrees relative to the stars. Since the earth is continuing to move around its orbit, it takes another 4 minutes for it to make 360 degrees relative to the sun, which is the solar day--the one you read on your clock.

[anuradharanasinghe]

Now I need you to show me your actual house. It sounds pretty cool to have a house on a tree.

[SuperManning]

Fantastic series!! Love the presenter. She is an excellent teacher

[learningsimplyvideos]

I love how you guys make these videos that get everyone’s attention! We are big fans!

[just_a_turtle_chad]

A turtle approved this informational video

[manimaadithottam]

I love this series along with Organic Chemistry. Two of my favorites ❤️

[Zavstar]

We are incredibly lucky to have life here

[djgautz]

1:01 Nice That's Canmore's 3 Sisters mountain, such a beautiful icon and awesome place to see !

[JimFortune]

Wait a minute! Isn't the cheetah also traveling at the speed of the earth?

[shmooveyea]

You think squirrels and ants are a problem with Oaks in autumn??? Armillaria mellea enters the chat.