Earth Systems and Climate Change · Earth & Space

The Greenhouse Effect

Modeling how gases in the atmosphere trap heat and regulate Earth's temperature.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does the concentration of carbon dioxide correlate with historical temperature fluctuations?
  2. 2What would happen to Earth's climate if the polar ice caps melted and reduced the planet's albedo?
  3. 3Why are some gases more effective at trapping infrared radiation than others?

Ontario Curriculum Expectations

ON: Biology: Sustainable Ecosystems and Climate Change - Grade 9ON: Earth and Space Science: Space Exploration - Grade 9
Grade: Grade 9
Subject: Science
Unit: Earth Systems and Climate Change
Period: Earth & Space

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