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Climate Change: Assignment #2
Name: ____________________________________
1. Were there concepts that you didn’t understand or that Mr. Gore explained too
quickly? If so, which ones?
2. How is weather different from climate? (source)
3. What are a few reasons that Earth’s climate naturally changes? (source)
4. How do scientists study Earth’s past climate? (source)
5. How does the greenhouse effect work on Earth? Make a drawing with labels. What
would Earth be like without the greenhouse effect?
6. What are greenhouse gases? List some examples of greenhouse gases. (source)
7. Make a drawing of the carbon cycle. How is it connected to global warming?
8. Why does Earth’s carbon dioxide level vary throughout the year?
9. Make a list of natural factors that increase greenhouse gases and a list of natural
factors that decrease greenhouse gases. (source)
Climate Change: Assignment #2
Name: ____________________________________
10. What is the relationship between carbon dioxide and temperature?
11. How is human activity affecting the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere?
(source)
12. How do the oceans affect Earth’s climate? (source)
13. What are some possible consequences or impacts of global warming? (source)
14. Summarize two current news articles (within the last year) that are related to
climate change. Cite the articles using MLA formatting.