Part B Next you’ll investigate how precipitation varies throughout Earth. Visit the My NASA Data website and select Data Set in the top left corner. Within the Hydrosphere category, select All Data. Within All data category select Precipitation, and then select Monthly Precipitation. After the new map appears, select Animate near the top of the page, and then select OK to see the animation. Set the time range on the animation for the most recent five years, and then click Submit. You can control the speed of the animation with the controls beneath the map.

Question 1

Describe patterns you see in the precipitation on Earth. How do these patterns change during the course of a year and from year to year? Use lines of latitude and the amount of precipitation in millimeters/day (mm/day) in your description.