Energy in Living Things Live Class

What would the world be like without the greenhouse effect?

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Draw a diagram that shows the greenhouse effect on earth.

Your diagram should include the Sun and the Earth!

Draw

Draw what the world would be like without the greenhouse effect. Extra points on creativity for this one!

​On the next slide there will be an interactive that I want you to take 5 minutes to play with.

As you move through the interactive, I would like you to consider how greenhouse gas levels in our atmosphere affect temperature here on earth?

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The greenhouse effect - British Geological Survey

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Multiple Choice

Without any greenhouse effect the Earth would be...

• Fine and Dandy

• Too Cold to Support Life
• Very Hot

Multiple Choice

Which two gases have been added to Earth’s atmosphere in large amounts and are believed to have increased global warming by absorbing infrared radiation?

• neon and argon

• chlorine and nitrogen

• hydrogen and helium

• methane and carbon dioxide

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How many layers are there in Earth's atmosphere?

Multiple Choice

The greenhouse effect is caused by

• more heat arriving at the Earth from the sun

• the Earth releasing more heat at night

• gases in the air trapping heat released by the Earth

Multiple Choice

The gas that is most abundant in the atmosphere is

• oxygen
• nitrogen
• carbon dioxide
• argon

​Tomorrow we will explore climate change!

Have an awesome rest of your day!