GLOBAL WARMING

Ayushman Mishra
Grade 8,B
Phase 1- Learning The
Concepts
Understanding Global
Warming
Possible Aim/s:
a. How does global warming work?
b. Whats up with global warming?
c. How does carbon dioxide emission affect global warming?

Do Now:
Write at least three questions
about the diagram/picture.
What is global warming?
How Global Warming Works
Fossil fuels (coal, oil, natural gas)
Carbon Dioxide (CO
2
)
The Suns energy
passes through the
cars windshield.
This energy (heat)
is trapped inside
the car and cannot
pass back through
the windshield,
causing the inside
of the car to warm
up.
Example of the
Greenhouse Effect
Whats the difference
between global warming
and climate change?
Difference
GLOBAL WARMING
is the increase of the
Earths average
surface temperature
due to a build-up of
greenhouse gases in
the atmosphere.
CLIMATE CHANGE
is a broader term that
refers to long-term
changes in climate,
including average
temperature and
precipitation.
Effects of Global Warming
Increased Temperature
Habitat Damage and
Species Affected
Changes in Water Supply
Rising Sea Level
Whats the proof that
global warming is taking
place?
Portage Glacier
1914 2004
Alaska
Photos: NOAA Photo Collection and Gary Braasch WorldViewOfGlobalWarming.org
Colorado River
Arizona
June 2002 Dec 2003
Why is global warming
happening?
Burning of Fossil Fuels

Pollution from coal,
natural gas, and oil

Pollution from coal,
natural gas, and oil

Pollution from coal,
natural gas, and oil
When did global warming start?
Global Atmospheric Concentration of CO
2
What is carbon dioxide and how is it
discovered?

Joseph Black, a Scottish chemist and physician, first
identified carbon dioxide in the 1750s. At room
temperatures (20-25
o
C), carbon dioxide is an
odourless, colourless gas, which is faintly acidic and
non-flammable. Carbon dioxide is a molecule with the
molecular formula CO
2
. The linear molecule consists of
a carbon atom that is doubly bonded to two oxygen
atoms, O=C=O.
Applications of carbon dioxide by humans
Humans use carbon dioxide in many different ways.
The most familiar example is its use in soft drinks and
beer, to make them fizzy. Carbon dioxide released by
baking powder or yeast makes cake batter rise. Some
fire extinguishers use carbon dioxide because it is
denser than air. Carbon dioxide can blanket a fire,
because of its heaviness.
The part carbon dioxide plays in
environmental processes

Carbon dioxide plays an important part in vital
plant and animal process, such as photosynthesis and
respiration.
Environmental problems - the
greenhouse effect

Greenhouse gasses absorb some of the heat and trap it
near the earth's surface, so that the earth is warmed up.
This process, commonly known as the greenhouse effect.
The amount of heat in the troposphere depends on
concentrations of atmospheric greenhouse gasses and
the amount of time these gasses remain in the
atmosphere. The most important greenhouse gasses are
carbon dioxide, CFC's (Chlor-Fluoro-Carbons), nitrogen
oxides and methane.

Carbon dioxide and health
The primary health dangers of carbon dioxide are:
- Asphyxiation. Caused by the release of carbon dioxide in a
confined or unventilated area. This can lower the concentration
of oxygen to a level that is immediately dangerous for human
health.
- Frostbite. Solid carbon dioxide is always below -78
o
C at
regular atmospheric pressure, regardless of the air temperature.
Handling this material for more than a second or two without
proper protection can cause serious blisters, and other unwanted
effects. Carbon dioxide gas released from a steel cylinder, such
as a fire extinguisher, causes similar effects.
- Kidney damage or coma. This is caused by a disturbance in
chemical equilibrium of the carbonate buffer. When carbon
dioxide concentrations increase or decrease, causing the
equilibrium to be disturbed, a life threatening situation may occur.

How is global warming measured?
Ice Core Data
CO
2
Measurements Before 1958 - Antarctica
CO
2
Atmospheric
Measurements
CO
2
Measurements Since 1958 Mauna Loa, Hawaii
Temperature
(Northern Hemisphere)
CO
2
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Global
Warming:
Shifting Gears
Whats being done now to
reduce our emissions?
Solar Power Wind Power Fuel-Efficiency
What can you do to help solve the
problem?
Simple Things To Do
Turn off your computer or the TV
when youre not using it.
Take shorter showers. Heating water uses energy.
Keep rooms cool by closing the blinds, shades, or
curtains.
Turn off the lights when you leave a room.
Use compact fluorescent bulbs.

Be Bulb SmartUse CFLs
Incandescent
Compact
Fluorescent

500 lbs. of coal
Whats the
difference?
1,430 lbs. CO
2
pollution avoided
$30 saved
Simple Things To Do
Dress lightly when its hot instead of turning up
the air conditioning. Or use a fan.
Dress warmly when its cold instead of turning
up the heat.
Offer to help your parents keep the air filters on
your AC and furnace clean.
Walk short distances instead of asking for a
ride in the car.
Plant a tree.
Recycle.