Global Warming

Students need to go to the following site:
http://www.sciencecourseware.org/eecindex.php

A. Using the tutorials and information from at least one other reference you need to write a paper answering the following questions:
1. What are the Mylankovitch cycles?, and how they can affect the temperature of the Earth?
2. What determines seasons on Earth?
3. Describe the carbon cycle, and how it affects Earth’s climate?
4. Describe the hydrological cycle, and how it affects Earth’s climate?
5. What is the albedo? How does it changes in the different parts of the Earth? Can it affect climate?
6. Which are the greenhouse gases? Where do they come from? How do they affect the climate?
7. Which are possible effects of greenhouse gases?

B. Once you study the tutorials you most perform the energy model and print your final results
1. Perform the Energy budget model
2. Take quiz and pass it with at least 60 %
3. Future climate change model
4. Take quiz and pass it with at least 60 %

C. Go to the following site: http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/climate/GCmain.html
Click on situation and perform the activity