Life on Earth has been shaped by, depends on, and affects climate. This lesson looks at two basic building blocks of life and climate: water and carbon, reviewing routes that these these essential components take as they cycle through time and space.

In this lesson you will learn:
1) A Definition of Climate
2) A review of the Water Cycle
3) A review of the Carbon Cycle
4) Some Interactions of Climate and Life on Earth

Time Requirement
This lesson should take about 1 hour.