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Which is NOT a greenhouse gas?
Water Vapor
Methane
Carbon Dioxide
Nitrogen
Nitrogen
What is the greenhouse effect?
When gases trap heat in the Earth system.
True or False:
Earth's surface absorbs some energy from the sun, some is reflected to space, and gases trap some in the atmosphere.
True
True or False:
Raising livestock is good for the environment.
Why is raising grass-eating animals harmful for the environment?
Releases methane into the atmosphere
Earth's Temperature is warming. What is happening to the energy in the Earth System?
More energy is entering than exiting.
What is one way to reduce carbon emissions?
Renewable energy
Car pooling
How does combustion affect the climate?
It releases carbon dioxide, which causes the climate to warm.
How do methane and carbon dioxide affect temperatures?
causes temps to rise
What is the difference between climate and weather?
Climate is what you expect and weather is what you get.
How do tree rings show evidence of climate change?
They have trapped air bubbles that show past CO2 levels.
Shows how many leaves the tree had.
Growth rate shows past temperature and rainfall patterns.
It does not show evidence of climate change.
Growth rate shows past temperatures and rainfall patterns
How do ice cores show evidence of climate change?
Growth rate shows past temperature and rainfall patterns.
Models how changing gases affect Earth's energy balance.
Trapped air bubbles show past carbon dioxide and temperature levels.
Trapped air bubbles show past carbon dioxide and temperature levels.
Data shows that in 1300 ce temperatures dropped. What was happening in the Earth's system?
Methane and Carbon Dioxide levels are low because less energy is exiting than entering.
What is the difference between trend and fluctuation?
The trend is over a long period of time, and fluctuation is not.
What evidence is there that Earth's climate is changing?
ice caps melting, temperatures rising,
What happens when energy interacts with carbon dioxide?
it bounces the enrgy back to earth
What does this graph show? (evidence card c)
Temperatures are rising after a volcanic eruption
What causes Earth's seasons?
Earth's revolution around the sun
What are some effects of climate change?
Extreme weather
Flooding
etc.
What climate is Florida?
temperate
What happens when energy interacts with sulfur dioxide?
it sends the energy back into space.
What is the role of the ozone layer?
Protects us from harmful rays from the sun.
What causes Earth's days?
Earth's rotation
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What is Mrs. Roberts' favorite color?
Pink and green