Global warming
Objectives Understand what causes global warming Be able to explain how different variables affect global warming
What do you know?
Global warming (climate change) Increasing amounts of carbon dioxide in the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ mean more _ _ _ _ is trapped, making the Earth warmer
Factors affecting climate change Amount of greenhouse gases (CO 2, CH 4 etc.) Amount of snow cover Plants using up CO 2. More CO 2 makes plants grow quicker Changing ocean currents carrying heat
Effects of climate change Some areas get hotter, some colder – Problems with crops – Problems for animals and plants Changes in amount of rain Glaciers and ice caps melting – Raising of sea level More storms
Flowchart Create a flowchart to show how variables interact to affect climate change
Example Flow Chart
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