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
- 1How does the concentration of carbon dioxide correlate with historical temperature fluctuations?
- 2What would happen to Earth's climate if the polar ice caps melted and reduced the planet's albedo?
- 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
Suggested Methodologies
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