Global
Warming/
Greenhouse
Effect
Webquest
Introduction:
Many
scientists believe that greenhouse gas emissions from human sources are
contributing to a warming trend called Global Warming. If this continues, they predict that the
Earth, on average, will warm 2 to 6 degrees Fahrenheit by the year 2100. This could result in increased heat waves,
droughts, forest fires, disease, and sea-levels rising leading to flooding of
coastal areas.
Task:
1.
Part One of your quest is to
go on a fact-finding mission to answer the questions found below using your
book and the websites listed.
2.
Please type the questions and your
responses into Microsoft Word on your computer.
Save your answers in your file server.
Your final product will be printed and turned in.
3.
Part Two of your task will be to decide whether you
think global warming is fact or fiction. After researching various websites,
you will write a summary of your thoughts and turn them in with your questions.
The
Process:
Part One:
Questions to be answered in
MS Word (in your own words). – Type questions and answers.
Questions from your book Weather
and Climate (p. 12-13 and 92-97):
1. What is the
Greenhouse Effect and how does it work?
2. How is the
earth's atmosphere similar to a greenhouse?
3. Describe Global Warming in terms of
the radiation balance.
4. Give two
examples of human activities that may be increasing levels of greenhouse gases.
5. Has Global
Warming been proven beyond doubt to exist?
6. List and describe
three other occurrences that could cause a change in climate on the earth.
Questions from the web (refer to
included site):
7. What
is a greenhouse gas? What are some examples of greenhouse gases?
·
http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/1605/ggccebro/chapter1.html
8. Why
is the greenhouse effect necessary for human life? What would happen to the
earth if there was no greenhouse effect?
·
http://www.solcomhouse.com/globalwarming.htm
- Does
the greenhouse effect occur naturally?
·
http://www.moorlandschool.co.uk/earth/greenhou.htm#q3
10.
List five things that you could do to help the
planet from producing greenhouse gases?
·
http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/kids/difference.html
- List
and describe 5 things that Climate Change could lead to?
- What
are some alternative sources of energy? List and describe 5.
Part Two:
The Heated Debate:
Is
Global Warming Fact or Fiction? You
Decide.
Check
out these websites that present the different opinions or search for more on
Google.
Write
a minimum of 3 paragraphs stating your viewpoint (you must choose one
side only), supported by facts and details you learned here. Cite your proof
and be ready to defend your opinion.
The Supporters:
Our
Future with Global Warming!
Charts and pictures of
Global Warming
Is
the Earth really getting hotter?
The Skeptics:
Is Global Warming a bunch of hot air?
Global
Warming Skeptics - Organizations