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4/5 Greenhouse Effect

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Use the website to fill in the chart.

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Use the website to fill in the chart. Where is it found (location)?

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Draw a diagram and label to explain the greenhouse effect.

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Explain how the industrial revolution has increased the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

Why is the earth getting warmer?

Extra greenhouse gases in our atmosphere are the main reason that Earth is getting warmer. Greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane, trap the Sun's heat in Earth's atmosphere.
It's normal for there to be some greenhouse gases in our atmosphere. They help keep Earth warm enough to live on. But too many greenhouse gases can cause too much warming.

Which of the following is TRUE?
It is NOT normal to have SOME greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
Too many greenhouse gases can cause too much warming
More greenhouse gases are making our earth colder
Greenhouse gases release heat from the atmosphere


What are greenhouse gases?
Greenhouse gases are gases in Earth’s atmosphere that trap heat. They let sunlight pass through the atmosphere, but they prevent the heat that the sunlight brings from leaving the atmosphere. The main greenhouse gases are:
  • Water vapor (H2O)
  • Carbon dioxide (CO2)
  • Methane (CH4)
  • Ozone (O3)
  • Nitrous oxide (N2O)
  • Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)

Which of the following is true about greenhouse gases?
They trap/keep heat inside the atmosphere
The allow the earth to cool down by increasing the amount of snow
They appear green when you see them
They stop sunlight from getting through the atmosphere
Why are greenhouse gases important?
Overall, greenhouse gases are a good thing. Without them, our planet would be too cold, and life as we know it would not exist. But there can be too much of a good thing. Scientists are worried that human activities are adding too much of these gases to the atmosphere.

If there were not greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, why would that be a problem?
The earth would be too hot and would burn up
The earth would get smaller
The earth would have more plants than animals
The earth would be too cold for things to live
Based on your answer above, are greenhouse gases bad?
Yes, when there are greenhouse gases, the earth's temperature increases
No, when in the right amount, they create water on earth
No, when in the right amount they keep the temperature of the earth liveable
Yes, when in the right amount, they make the earth too cold
Just as too little greenhouse gas makes Earth too cold, too much greenhouse gas makes Earth too warm. Over the last century, humans have burned coal, oil, and gasoline in our cars, trucks, planes, trains, power plants, and factories. Burning such fossil fuels produces CO2 as a waste product. Putting so much new CO2 into the air has made Earth warmer. If we continue on our current path, we will cause even more warming.

When there is an increase in greenhouse gases, what happens to the Earth's temperature?
It also increases
It decreases
It stays the same
Over the last century, humans have burned coal, oil, and gasoline in our cars, trucks, planes, trains, power plants, and factories. Burning such fossil fuels, known as combustion, produces CO2 as a waste product.


What human activity is causes the biggest increase in the amount of greenhouse gases?
Respiration
Ocean Exchange/uptake
Photosynthesis
Combustion
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Based on the diagram above, what greenhouse gas is found in the greatest amount?
Water vapor (H2O)
Methane (CH4)
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Nitrous oxide (N2O)
The graph above shows where the majority of greenhouse gases come from. Based on this, what 2 things release the most greenhouse gases?
Industry & Transportation
Electricity & Agriculture
Buildings & Transportation
Agriculture & Buildings

The majority of greenhouse gases come from electricity. While renewable energy is rapidly growing it still only accounts for 10-15% of the total energy supply. The remaining 90-85% comes from burning fossil fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas. That's right, power plants burn fossil fuels (called combustion) to create the electricty powering your house!

Why does the creation of electricity release greenhouse gases?
The majoirty of electricity is created by using solar panels which releases carbon dioxide
The majoirty of electricity is made by lightning which causes fires, releasing carbon
The majoirty of electricity is made by burning fossil fuels which releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere
24% Agriculture:
Most of these emissions are from the farming of crops & livestock (cows, pigs, chickens).
Irrigation practices, synthetic fertilizers, and the breakdown of nitrogen in livestock manure (poop) and urine result in the emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O). Nitrous oxide (N2O) molecules stay in the atmosphere for 114 years, and they are 300x more powerful than carbon dioxide. A third of the agriculture emissions come from methane (CH4). Livestock produce methane (CH4) as a part of their normal digestive process. Their manure (poop) adds to both nitrous oxide and methane emissions.

Which of the following is NOT true?
The greenhouse gas nitrous oxide is released by synthetic fertilizers and duirng the breakdown of livestock manure and urine
Emissions from farming and livestock increase greenhouse gases
The greenhosue gas nitrous oxide is not as powerful as carbon dioxide
Livestock manure adds to both the amount of methane & nitrous oxide
As we have seen, carbon dioxide it the greenhouse gas that is being released at highest rate and in the largest amounts. What 2 processes help to remove carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere?
Respiration
Photosynthesis
Combustion
Ocean exchange
Which step of the carbon cycle is the most involved in global climate change?
Photosynthesis
Decomposition
Combustion
Respiration
How does deforestation affect the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere?
Increases CO2 due to cutting down trees and increasing photosynthesis
Decreases CO2 due to the ocean absorbing more through ocean-atmosphere exchange
Increases CO2 due to the ocean absorbing more through ocean-atmosphere exchange
Increases CO2 due to cutting down trees and decreasing photosynthesis
How does the ocean affect the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere?
Decreases CO2 due to the ocean absorbing more through ocean-atmosphere exchange
Increases CO2 due to the ocean absorbing more through ocean-atmosphere exchange
Increases CO2 due to cutting down trees and increasing photosynthesis
Decreases CO2 due to cutting down trees and decreasing photosynthesis
What does the exchange do to the oceans?
Increases the acidity of the ocean
Increases the acidity of the atmosphere
Decreases the acidity of the atmosphere
Decreases the acidity of the ocean
How is carbon dioxide primarily released?
Air conditioning
Livestock
Combustion/burning fossil fuels
Solid waste
What is the global warming potential of CO2?
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Besides oil & gas, how else is methane release?
Aerosl cans
Livestock & agriculture
Insulation
Water vapor
What is the global warming potential of CH4?
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What released carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide?
Organic waste
Livestock
Fossil fuels/coal/oil
Agriculture
What is the global warming potential of N2O?
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What is NOT TRUE about Fluorinated gases?
They can be released by air conditioning
They are naturally created
They can be released by insulation
They can be released by aersol cans
Which two greenhouse gases stay in the atmosphere the longest?
Nitrous Oxide
Carbon Dioxide
Methane
Fluorinated gases
Which greenhouse gas has the biggest impact on global warming potential? (look at the last column)
Nitrous Oxide
Flourinated gases
Methane
Carbon dioxide