Climate Change Assignment
By Eric Cale
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Last updated over 7 years ago
13 Questions
Note from the author:
This assignment pulls data (CO2 levels, sea levels, temperature, etc) from climate.nasa.gov and asks students to analyze the graphs to see what kind of evidence we have for climate change. It also asks students to summarize what they understand about climate change based on this data. It is aligned to Indiana Science Standard 8.ESS.1.
The average global temperature has been on a rising trend since the 1960s.
The average global temperature has been on a rising trend since the 1960s.
In the last 100 years, about how much has the average global temperature changed? (To the nearest tenth)
In the last 100 years, about how much has the average global temperature changed? (To the nearest tenth)
What do you suppose might be the cause of this change in the average global temperature?
What do you suppose might be the cause of this change in the average global temperature?
What do greenhouse gases do?
What do greenhouse gases do?
Explain what happens when there is a lot of extra greenhouse gases in our atmosphere. Explain what happens when there's not enough greenhouse gases in our atmosphere. Based on those answers, are greenhouse gases inherently good or bad? Explain.
Explain what happens when there is a lot of extra greenhouse gases in our atmosphere. Explain what happens when there's not enough greenhouse gases in our atmosphere. Based on those answers, are greenhouse gases inherently good or bad? Explain.
How much more carbon dioxide was in our atmosphere in 2017 than in 2006 (answer in ppm)?
How much more carbon dioxide was in our atmosphere in 2017 than in 2006 (answer in ppm)?
What was the highest historical carbon dioxide level (2nd graph)? What is our carbon dioxide level now (1st graph)? Why is this information useful to us?
What was the highest historical carbon dioxide level (2nd graph)? What is our carbon dioxide level now (1st graph)? Why is this information useful to us?
Which best describes the amount of ice in the Arctice and Antarctic regions of Earth?
Which best describes the amount of ice in the Arctice and Antarctic regions of Earth?
What do you suppose is causing this general trend in the amount of ice on Earth's poles?
What do you suppose is causing this general trend in the amount of ice on Earth's poles?
About how much as the Earth's average sea level changed in the since 1993 (in mm)? Has it increased or decreased?
About how much as the Earth's average sea level changed in the since 1993 (in mm)? Has it increased or decreased?
What do you suppose is causing this change in the Earth's average sea level?
What do you suppose is causing this change in the Earth's average sea level?
Do some research. What does "global warming" refer to? What does "climate change" refer to?
Do some research. What does "global warming" refer to? What does "climate change" refer to?
Write 4-6 sentences that summarizes all of the information in this assigment (global temperatures, amount of ice, sea level, greenhouse gases, amount of carbon dioxide, global warming, and climate change). Be very descriptive.
Write 4-6 sentences that summarizes all of the information in this assigment (global temperatures, amount of ice, sea level, greenhouse gases, amount of carbon dioxide, global warming, and climate change). Be very descriptive.