BHS Earth Science Guide

Climate

Earth Science

Quarter 4

McGraw Hill Module 11

possible feedback loops based on evidence of changing glaciers or warming oceans. ● I am learning about earth’s systems (Hydrosphere, geosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere) ● I am learning about the carbon cycle (how carbon is stored, released, and infuences the greenhouse effect) ● I am learning how changes in the rates carbon is stored and released can have effects in different global systems. (increased greenhouse effect, ocean acidifcation)

ESS 3.5 Develop and use a quantitative model to describe the cycling of carbon among Earth’s systems. Emphasize each of Earth’s systems (hydrosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, and biosphere) and how the movement of carbon from one system to another can result in changes to the system(s). Examples could include more carbon absorbed in the oceans leading to ocean acidifcation or more carbon present in the atmosphere leading to a stronger greenhouse effect. (LS2.B, ESS2.D, ESS3.D)

CONCEPTS (Nouns)

SKILLS (Verbs)

● Climates have changed throughout Earth’s history. ● Evidence of past climates comes from fossil evidence, geologic evidence, dendrochronology and ice core analysis. ● Humans have been collecting climate data since 1880. ● Greenhouse gasses include nitrous oxide, carbon dioxide, methane, water vapor, chlorofuorocarbons,ozone, hydrofuorocarbons. ● Industrialization has caused an increase in released greenhouse gasses and increase in global temperatures. ● We use models of Earth’s systems to predict future climate patterns.

● Analyze and interpret data ● Make predictions

VOCABULARY

● K öppen

● Climatology ● Normal ● Tropics ● Temperate zones ● Polar zones

● Ice age ● Season ● El Niño ● Feedback ● Albedo

classifcation system ● Microclimate ● Heat island