Climate Change Webquest
CLIMATE WEBQUEST – Due Wed Dec. 11 – 5pts each (100pt grade)
http://www.iqsdirectory.com/blog/what-are-the-causes-of-air-pollution-and-what-can-we-do-to-prevent-it/
1. What is the main source of air pollution in the United States? List 3 examples. http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_vehicles/vehicles_health/cars-trucks-air-pollution.html
2. What is the ozone layer and CFC’s?
http://www.ehow.com/how-does_5149840_do-cfcs-damage-ozone-layer.html
http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/hats/publictn/elkins/cfcs.html
3. What are some examples of natural air pollution?
http://www.enviropedia.org.uk/Air_Quality/Natural_Air_Pollution.php
4. What is carbon dioxide and what causes it to be released into the atmosphere, contributing to global warming?
https://www3.epa.gov/climatechange/kids/basics/today/carbon-dioxide.html
http://whatsyourimpact.org/greenhouse-gases/carbon-dioxide-emissions
5. Why are tropical rain forests important and why are they disappearing?
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Library/Deforestation/
6. Describe how global warming has affected the sea levels. List 3 facts.
http://www.climatehotmap.org/global-warming-effects/sea-level.html
7 . Describe how global warming has affected the health of humans all around the world. Provide 3 examples.
http://www.climatehotmap.org/global-warming-effects/health.html
8 .Describe the effect that global warming has had on the animals of the world. Provide 3 examples.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/01/07/tech/main591924.shtml
9. What are other, less thought about, effects of global warming? List 3 examples.
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2007/09/climate_100.html
10. What are some actions that you can take to help prevent global warming? List 5. http://environment.about.com/od/globalwarming/tp/globalwarmtips.htm
11. 1.) What percentage of greenhouse gases are nitrous oxides? - Use computer (Flash).
2.) Where do nitrous oxides come from? Use computer (Flash)
http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/gw-overview-interactive.html
12. *Take the global warming quiz and record your score out of 12 _______/12. - Use computer (Flash)
http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/quiz-global-warming.html
13. List 3 arguments against global warming.
http://www.aproundtable.org/tps30info/globalwarmup.html
14. Is climate change hurting polar bear populations? List 2 facts to support this article’s viewpoint.
http://blog.nature.org/science/2013/12/03/what-science-polar-bear/
15 . Is Sea Ice actually growing? List 2 facts from article
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/1275441--antarctic-sea-ice-is-increasing-is-global-warming-over
16.- List 3 advantages to global warming.
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_the_advantages_of_global_warming
http://www.listosaur.com/science-a-technology/top-10-possible-benefits-of-global-warming.html
17 . Who is Al gore? List three facts. How big is Al Gore’s mansion in Tennessee?
http://www.globalwarminghoax.com/news.php?extend.135
http://www.conserve-energy-future.com/al-gore-and-global-warming.php
18. - What percent of carbon dioxide is emitted from human’s breathing?
http://www.thenewamerican.com/tech/environment/item/6685-epa-declares-human-breath-co2-a-pollutant
https://www.reference.com/science/gases-humans-exhale-2e229a37e5894295
19. According to this website what percentage of global warming is being caused by human activity?
http://www.zenit.org/article-19481?l=english
http://climate.nasa.gov/causes/
20. Name the top 6 media companies that provide 90% of the media we receive in America. Also provide an example of how advertising has influenced a decision you have made recently.
http://www.businessinsider.com/these-6-corporations-control-90-of-the-media-in-america-2012-6
http://www.iqsdirectory.com/blog/what-are-the-causes-of-air-pollution-and-what-can-we-do-to-prevent-it/
1. What is the main source of air pollution in the United States? List 3 examples. http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_vehicles/vehicles_health/cars-trucks-air-pollution.html
2. What is the ozone layer and CFC’s?
http://www.ehow.com/how-does_5149840_do-cfcs-damage-ozone-layer.html
http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/hats/publictn/elkins/cfcs.html
3. What are some examples of natural air pollution?
http://www.enviropedia.org.uk/Air_Quality/Natural_Air_Pollution.php
4. What is carbon dioxide and what causes it to be released into the atmosphere, contributing to global warming?
https://www3.epa.gov/climatechange/kids/basics/today/carbon-dioxide.html
http://whatsyourimpact.org/greenhouse-gases/carbon-dioxide-emissions
5. Why are tropical rain forests important and why are they disappearing?
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Library/Deforestation/
6. Describe how global warming has affected the sea levels. List 3 facts.
http://www.climatehotmap.org/global-warming-effects/sea-level.html
7 . Describe how global warming has affected the health of humans all around the world. Provide 3 examples.
http://www.climatehotmap.org/global-warming-effects/health.html
8 .Describe the effect that global warming has had on the animals of the world. Provide 3 examples.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/01/07/tech/main591924.shtml
9. What are other, less thought about, effects of global warming? List 3 examples.
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2007/09/climate_100.html
10. What are some actions that you can take to help prevent global warming? List 5. http://environment.about.com/od/globalwarming/tp/globalwarmtips.htm
11. 1.) What percentage of greenhouse gases are nitrous oxides? - Use computer (Flash).
2.) Where do nitrous oxides come from? Use computer (Flash)
http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/gw-overview-interactive.html
12. *Take the global warming quiz and record your score out of 12 _______/12. - Use computer (Flash)
http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/quiz-global-warming.html
13. List 3 arguments against global warming.
http://www.aproundtable.org/tps30info/globalwarmup.html
14. Is climate change hurting polar bear populations? List 2 facts to support this article’s viewpoint.
http://blog.nature.org/science/2013/12/03/what-science-polar-bear/
15 . Is Sea Ice actually growing? List 2 facts from article
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/1275441--antarctic-sea-ice-is-increasing-is-global-warming-over
16.- List 3 advantages to global warming.
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_the_advantages_of_global_warming
http://www.listosaur.com/science-a-technology/top-10-possible-benefits-of-global-warming.html
17 . Who is Al gore? List three facts. How big is Al Gore’s mansion in Tennessee?
http://www.globalwarminghoax.com/news.php?extend.135
http://www.conserve-energy-future.com/al-gore-and-global-warming.php
18. - What percent of carbon dioxide is emitted from human’s breathing?
http://www.thenewamerican.com/tech/environment/item/6685-epa-declares-human-breath-co2-a-pollutant
https://www.reference.com/science/gases-humans-exhale-2e229a37e5894295
19. According to this website what percentage of global warming is being caused by human activity?
http://www.zenit.org/article-19481?l=english
http://climate.nasa.gov/causes/
20. Name the top 6 media companies that provide 90% of the media we receive in America. Also provide an example of how advertising has influenced a decision you have made recently.
http://www.businessinsider.com/these-6-corporations-control-90-of-the-media-in-america-2012-6