SUBJECT SAMPLER
GREENHOUSE EFFECT 
I've got a green house, and it has a bad effect on me.  Is this what 'greenhouse effect' means?  What has this question go to do with me anyway?  Look at the following links and answer the questions below.  This should help you to understand what the greenhouse effect has got to do with you and how you can help Earth's environment.  Go right ahead.

Link to Greenhouse Effect

Answer the following questions about the greenhouse effect.

  1. (page 2) What would happen to Earth's people if we had the same greenhouse effect as Venus?
  2. (page 3) How are we currently upsetting the Earth's atmospheric balance?
  3. (page 4) Why did the Earth's temperature rise by about 10 degrees during the Cretaceous Period?
  4. (page 6) By how much has the carbon dioxide level in the atmosphere risen in the past 200 years?  What caused this?
  5. (page 7) If we keep our greenhouse gases at today levels, what is going to happen to Earth's temperature in the next 20 years?
Link to Global Warming

Answer the following questions about global warming.

  1. (page 1) What will happen to Australia if our temperature rises as an effect of global warming?  our forests?  our rainfall?  out insects and pests?
  2. (page 3) Why was there twice as many natural disasters in the 1970s than in the 1980s?
  3. (page 6) Why would rising sea levels be a big problem for Australia?
  4. (page 8) Are world governments aware of these problems?
BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER

You'll be glad to know that all is not lost.  You can make a difference.  Have a look at the link below and answer the following questions:

  1. How can I make a difference to the greenhouse effect?
  2. How can others make a difference to the greenhouse effect?
You should refer to pages 1-8 before you give your answer.
Link to Renewable Energy
 
 
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