In recent years many scientific studies have shown the relationship between the global mean atmospheric
temperature at Earth’s surface and rising sea levels. The increases in the global mean atmospheric temperature during the past two hundred years have been accompanied by a gradual increase in sea level. The average rate of increase in sea level over the past 200 years is 2.5mm/yr. a) Calculate the expected increase in sea level, in meters, for the following lengths of time: 10 years, 100 years, 200 years. SHOW WORK b) Figure 19.13 on page 530 in the text presents historical CO2 levels. Use the graph to determine the net change in atmospheric Carbon Dioxide concentration between 100,000 years ago and present day levels. SHOW WORK. Re-read the opening story of Chapter 19 (p. 517-518). This story is more than just about polar bears. Explain the overall significance of the opening story.
When you are finished, head on over to the Activities page under Global Change and check the answers to your Chapter 19 Reading Questions. How has this chapter made you think differently about the products you purchase?
a) What types of pollution do landfills have the potential to cause?
b) How are landfills constructed so that they do not cause pollution? 1) Go to Juno and look at your Chapter 15 progress check results and look at all of the short answer questions at the end.
2) Google "2007 AP Environmental Science FRQ Scoring Guide." Pull up the document and look at question #3 answers. 3) Look at what you wrote for answers and look at what the requirements were for answers. In the answer to this journal, write down SPECIFICALLY what you needed to add to EACH question in order to get all of the points. You often hear the phrase "Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle" when talking about how we can reduce the amount of trash we generate. Why isn't "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" enough to combat the issues around solid waste?
When you're done answering the journal, turn in your particulate lab to the bin and get out your Chapter 16 reading. 1) How much solid waste do you estimate you generate in a day? A week? A month? A year?
2) What are the main issues surrounding solid waste and the environment? When you are finished, go to the Solid Waste page under the Pollution tab. Check your answers to the reading questions. Then find your particulate lab peeps and go back and check your data and work on the lab questions. You will need to use the stereomicroscopes to view your particulates - they are in the long cabinets at each lab station. You have 20 minutes to work on the lab questions; they will be due on Monday. |
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