Carolina Global Warming - Manual (Page 3)

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GLOBAL WARMING
Table of Contents
What Is Climate Change? 3
Earth and its Climate System 4
The Earth — A Well-
Rounded Package 4
Experiment 01: Your Own Globe 5
Experiment 02: Day and Night 6
Climate and Weather 7
Experiment 03: The Seasons 8
Experiment 04: How the
Sun’s Rays Strike Earth 8
Earth’s Atmosphere 12
Experiment 05: Are You
Stronger than Air? 12
The Hydrological Cycle 14
Water in the Air?
Atmospheric Humidity,
Clouds, and Precipitation 15
Experiment 06: Make
Your Own Clouds 16
Experiment 07: How Do
Rain Drops Form? 17
Heat Reservoirs 19
Experiments 08–10:
Heat Absorption 19
Wind — The Movement
Of Air Over The Earth 21
Temperature Makes the Difference 21
Experiments 11–12: Warm
Air and Cold Air 21
Thermals 22
Experiment 13: Warm Air Rises 22
Local Wind Systems 23
Experiment 14: Fall wind 24
Global Circulation 26
Experiment 15: The
Global Wind System
Experiment 16: Winds
and Vortices 30
Ocean Currents 32
Experiment 17: The Gulf
Stream in a Basin 33
Experiment 18: Salt as an Engine 34
How Humans Influence the
Climate — The Greenhouse Effect 35
The Most Important Greenhouse
Gas: Carbon Dioxide 36
Experiment 19: The Climate
Measurement Station 37
Experiment 20: Let’s Produce CO
2
38
Experiment 21: The Influence
of CO
2
on Temperature
39
Global Warming Is Not
Only in the Air 41
Experiment 22: The End
of the Gulf Stream 41
The Consequences Of
Climate Change 42
Effects on Humans 43
Effects on Ecosystems 44
Experiment 23: The
Rising Ocean Levels 44
Economic Consequences 46
How Can We Protect The Climate? 47
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