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Name: Date: Aim 31: The Greenhouse Effect What are the greenhouse gases? What do greenhouse gases do? ____________ the atmosphere by trapping _________. What is the greenhouse effect? The ____________________ of the atmosphere because of insulation by
How does the greenhouse effect work? Incoming ___________________________ from the sun ______________ the Earth and is ______________________ by the greenhouse gases, warming and insulating the Earth like a “ blanket ” Is the greenhouse effect a good thing? _______!! Because it maintains _______________________________________ So why is the greenhouse effect considered a bad thing and is linked to global warming? ______________ of the greenhouse effect is a bad thing. Since there are more and more greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, more _______________ is trapped which makes the earth ____________. This is called ___________________________.
Fill in the blanks on the diagram below and label it using the following key words
Sun Atmosphere Greenhouse Radiation Space Earth
How are humans affecting the levels of greenhouse gases?
Human activities have significantly raised the levels of many greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide specifically is the gas that has greatly increased due to human activities. Prior to the industrial revolution, the greenhouse gases were balanced. Once the revolution occurred, there have been more fossil fuels burned, deforestation & other human activities that lead to an increase in the greenhouse effect. Overall, higher temperatures can also make the water of the seas and oceans ___________. It also causes the ice to __________ (polar bears are endangered, it can affect a farmer’s _______________ and affect the survival of ______________
- What do the greenhouse gases do?
- Describe below what would happen to the Earth if we had TOO MUCH or TOO LITTLE greenhouse gases.
CAUSE EFFECT
Burning fossil fuels from factories (oil, coal, natural gas) Releases ____________ into the atmosphere Deforestation (cutting down trees) ___________________the amount of plants and trees that would ____________________ this _________ during _________________________
Analysis Questions:
**State the relationship between temperature and carbon dioxide as the years progress
1. What are the main causes of a rise in Carbon Dioxide?
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2. What would be the effect on the climate if there were more Greenhouse Gases in the
atmosphere?
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5. What would be the effect on the climate if there were fewer Greenhouse Gases in the
atmosphere?
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6. What would you do to try and stop global warming increasing?
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7. What will be the effects of global warming on the planet?
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