Global Warming Web Quest Name
Use the links provided to answer the following questions:
(http://solar-center.stanford.edu/sun-on-earth/glob-warm.html)
1. Global warming definition
2. Average temperatures may increase by ___________________
3. This warming is largely attributed to
4. Scientists believe an increase in temperatures may lead to
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http://www.climatehotmap.org/
Impact of Global Warming
5. Click on hot spots and then choose a specific location within each area shown below and give all specific
impacts listed
a. Africa
b. Asia
c. Australia & New Zealand
d. Europe
e. Latin America
f. North America
g. Polar Regions
h. Small Islands
6. What is the basic criterion for inclusion of an event or trend on the map?
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/globalwarming.html
7. NCDC: Global Warming (Greenhouse gases tab)
a. Pre-industrial levels of Carbon Dioxide
b. Current levels of Carbon Dioxide
c. By the end of the 21st century levels of Carbon Dioxide
Go to: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2007/10/01/science/20071002_ARCTIC_GRAPHIC.html#
8. How did the Arctic sea ice change in the summer of 2007?
9. What have scientists attributed this change to?
10. Click on the tabs on the top of the diagram. How have the following affected the summer ice sea changes
over the past 20 years?
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atmospheric pressure:
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air temperature:
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cloud cover
d)
solar heating
Go to: http://www.nativeenergy.com/sustainability-tips.html or http://carbonfund.org/reduce or
http://www.solardirect.com/learn/climate-crisis-tips.html
Describe at least 12 things you can do to reduce your carbon dioxide emissions and reduce global warming.
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