2) Read “We live in a greenhouse”, how much of the sun’s light passes through the clouds? 3) After the sun’s light is absorbed by the Earth, what form of energy is radiated upward? 4) Explain the role of greenhouse gases. 5) Draw and label each greenhouse gas molecule and describe the sources of each one. 6) Is CO2 the most potent greenhouse gas? Explain. 7) Create a diagram (flow chart) that depicts the consequences of changing the natural concentrations of atmospheric greenhouse gases. 8) How much has modern industrial activity raised atmospheric carbon dioxide levels in the last 150 years? 9) Explain several lines of evidence that show why current global warming cannot be explained by changes in energy from the sun.
https://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/ 10) According to the graph, what is the current CO2 level? What was the 1950 level? What was the highest level before 1950 and when did it occur? 11) What trend do you notice in CO2 levels over the last 400,000 years? How could climate change deniers and skeptics use this pattern to argue against climate change science? What is strikingly different now compared to anytime during the past 400,000 years? 12) How has Earth’s climate changed throughout history and to what are most of these climate changes are attributed? 13) What is ancient or paleoclimate evidence and what has it revealed? 14) When was the heat-trapping nature of carbon dioxide and other gases first demonstrated? 15) How much has global temperature risen since the 19th century and when has most of the warming occurred? 16) How much have the oceans warmed since 1969? 17) How much ice did Greenland lose per year between 2002 and 2006? How much ice did Antarctica lose per year between 2002 and 2005? 18) How is climate change affecting glaciers and where is this happening? 19) How is climate change affecting snow cover and how do we know this happening? 20) What has happened to arctic sea ice over the over the last several decades? 21) What has been happening with respect to temperature and precipitation? 22) Explain what has happened with respect to ocean acidification.
https://climate.nasa.gov/effects/ 23) What are the observable effects on the environment that global climate change has already had? 24) What effects from global climate change, that scientists predicted in the past, are now occurring? 25) What is the IPCC and what do they forecast? 26) What is expected to happen to the frost-free season (growing season)? 27) Explain the changes in precipitation patterns expected in the United States. 28) Explain the projections for droughts and heatwaves. 29) Explain the projections for hurricane-associated storm intensity and rainfall. 30) Explain what is expected to happen in the next several decades with respect to sea level rise. 31) Explain what is expected to happen to arctic ice before mid-century. 32) Choose two U.S. regions and explain the effects that global warming will have on them.
https://climate.nasa.gov/solutions/adaptation-mitigation/ 35) Why are we committed to some level of climate change? 36) Define mitigation, with respect to climate change. 37) Explain two ways to mitigate climate change. 38) What is the goal of climate change mitigation? 39) Define adaptation, with respect to climate change. 40) What is the goal of climate change adaptation? 41) Describe some ways that cities and municipalities are adapting to climate change. 42) Explain six ways that climate change is starting to be factored into a variety of development plans.
http://www.environment.gov.au/climate-change/climate-science-data/climate-science/greenhouse-effect
1) Watch and explain the animation at the bottom of the screen and explain the greenhouse effect and the enhanced greenhouse effect.
https://climate.nasa.gov/causes/
2) Read “We live in a greenhouse”, how much of the sun’s light passes through the clouds?
3) After the sun’s light is absorbed by the Earth, what form of energy is radiated upward?
4) Explain the role of greenhouse gases.
5) Draw and label each greenhouse gas molecule and describe the sources of each one.
6) Is CO2 the most potent greenhouse gas? Explain.
7) Create a diagram (flow chart) that depicts the consequences of changing the natural concentrations of atmospheric greenhouse gases.
8) How much has modern industrial activity raised atmospheric carbon dioxide levels in the last 150 years?
9) Explain several lines of evidence that show why current global warming cannot be explained by changes in energy from the sun.
https://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/
10) According to the graph, what is the current CO2 level? What was the 1950 level? What was the highest level before 1950 and when did it occur?
11) What trend do you notice in CO2 levels over the last 400,000 years? How could climate change deniers and skeptics use this pattern to argue against climate change science? What is strikingly different now compared to anytime during the past 400,000 years?
12) How has Earth’s climate changed throughout history and to what are most of these climate changes are attributed?
13) What is ancient or paleoclimate evidence and what has it revealed?
14) When was the heat-trapping nature of carbon dioxide and other gases first demonstrated?
15) How much has global temperature risen since the 19th century and when has most of the warming occurred?
16) How much have the oceans warmed since 1969?
17) How much ice did Greenland lose per year between 2002 and 2006? How much ice did Antarctica lose per year between 2002 and 2005?
18) How is climate change affecting glaciers and where is this happening?
19) How is climate change affecting snow cover and how do we know this happening?
20) What has happened to arctic sea ice over the over the last several decades?
21) What has been happening with respect to temperature and precipitation?
22) Explain what has happened with respect to ocean acidification.
https://climate.nasa.gov/effects/
23) What are the observable effects on the environment that global climate change has already had?
24) What effects from global climate change, that scientists predicted in the past, are now occurring?
25) What is the IPCC and what do they forecast?
26) What is expected to happen to the frost-free season (growing season)?
27) Explain the changes in precipitation patterns expected in the United States.
28) Explain the projections for droughts and heatwaves.
29) Explain the projections for hurricane-associated storm intensity and rainfall.
30) Explain what is expected to happen in the next several decades with respect to sea level rise.
31) Explain what is expected to happen to arctic ice before mid-century.
32) Choose two U.S. regions and explain the effects that global warming will have on them.
https://climate.nasa.gov/vital-signs/carbon-dioxide/
33) What is the latest carbon dioxide measurement and when was it taken?
https://climate.nasa.gov/images-of-change?id=638#638-olympian-land-changes-in-south-korea
34) Click on the four-square box/grid symbol in the upper-right to access the gallery of images of change. Pick four images of change (that have to do with climate change) and describe the before and after pictures (move the curtain back and forth).
https://climate.nasa.gov/solutions/adaptation-mitigation/
35) Why are we committed to some level of climate change?
36) Define mitigation, with respect to climate change.
37) Explain two ways to mitigate climate change.
38) What is the goal of climate change mitigation?
39) Define adaptation, with respect to climate change.
40) What is the goal of climate change adaptation?
41) Describe some ways that cities and municipalities are adapting to climate change.
42) Explain six ways that climate change is starting to be factored into a variety of development plans.