our planet’s heating system
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Our Planet’s Heating System. Sun, wind and ocean currents. Chapter objectives. Understand the term ‘greenhouse effect’. Be able to explain how the greenhouse effect warms the earth. Understand how people’s actions can lead to global warming. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Our Planet’s Heating System
Sun, wind and ocean currents
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Chapter objectives1. Understand the term ‘greenhouse effect’.
2. Be able to explain how the greenhouse effect warms the earth.
3. Understand how people’s actions can lead to global warming.
4. Learn how earth’s heath is spread around the planet.
5. Discover why wind occurs and how the air moves.
6. Learn about two ocean currents (great rivers that flow slowly across the oceans).
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Greenhouse effect
Key words
1.Atmosphere – a blanket of gases around the earth.
2.Climate Change – changes to the world’s atmosphere.
3.Greenhouse gases
4.Global warming
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Did you know…..
• The sun heats the earth?
• The earth then heats the atmosphere
• The atmosphere is a blanket of gases surrounding the earth – it includes nitrogen (78%), oxygen (21%) and small amounts of other gases such as carbon dioxide.
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What is Climate Change?
• Climate Change refers to changes in the world’s atmosphere.
• It includes a rise in average global temperature and changes in rainfall, and other weather patterns.
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What is causing Climate Change?
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• At the heart of Climate Change is the GREENHOUSE EFFECT.
The Greenhouse Effect
The Greenhouse Effect
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• Greenhouses trap heat from the sun.
• The glass panels let in light but keep heat from escaping.
• This causes the greenhouse to heat up.
Greenhouse Effect
Greenhouse Effect
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Greenhouse Effect
Greenhouse Effect• The same thing happens when a car is
left in direct sunlight.
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0n Earth, the atmospheric gases allow sunshine to
pass through but absorb heat that is
radiated (bounced)
back from the warmed
surface of the Earth
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• The gases in the atmosphere act like a blanket around our planet which traps in heat, making the temperature rise.
• This is called the Greenhouse Effect and is a natural process that keeps the planet warm and sustains life.
• If the greenhouse effect didn’t exist, the average temperature on earth would be around -18ºC.
Greenhouse Effect
Greenhouse Effect
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Without greenhouse
gases, heat would
escape back into space and Earth’s average
temperature would be about 16ºC colder...
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...and the Earth would
not be warm
enough for humans to
live.
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So what’s the problem?
• The increasing amounts of greenhouse gasses released into the atmosphere due to human activities such as burning fossil fuels and cutting down forests is trapping more heat so making the planet warmer than it should be. This results in Global Warming.
Greenhouse Effect
Greenhouse Effect
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Global warming!
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Greenhouse gases
Greenhouse gases• There are six greenhouse gases and it
is thought that carbon dioxide (CO2) is one of the most important greenhouse gas.
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GREENHOUSE GASES
Greenhouse gases can come from;
1.Natural sources
2.Man-Made sources
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Natural Climate Change
Greenhouse gases occur naturally and cause the climate to change in a normal, natural way. Lets look at 4 of them.
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Carbon Dioxide Occurs Naturally
Produced by living organisms through respiration
(breathing).
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Sulphur Dioxide Occurs Naturally
Released from volcanoes
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Methane Occurs Naturally
Decomposition of organic matter (especially in wetlands).
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Nitrous Oxide Occurs Naturally
Frombacteriain soil.
Duringlightningstorms.
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Man has increased the amount of Greenhouse gases going into the atmosphere.
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Man-made Climate Change
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Man-made Climate Change
This increases the Greenhouse Effect.
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Burning of solid waste, wood, and fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, and coal).
Man-made Sources of Carbon Dioxide
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Carbon dioxide concentrations have been on the rise since the industrial
revolution
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A lump of coal might look like it only contains carbon, but there is an impurity hidden in within it.
Sulphur is found in most fossil fuels and is a problem when it burns it forms sulphur dioxide.
Man-made sources of Sulphur dioxide
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Man-made Sources of Nitrous Oxide
Agricultural and industrial processes
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Car Engines
The spark plug in the car engine causes the nitrogen and oxygen in the air to react together.
Man-made Sources of Nitrous Oxide
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Man-made Sources of Methane
Production and transport of fossil fuels Production and transport of fossil fuels
Decomposition of organic waste (landfills/livestock Decomposition of organic waste (landfills/livestock farming)farming)
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Climate scientists have been concerned about a so-called “methane time bomb”…
…set off when warming Arctic temperatures melt permafrost and
cause frozen vegetation in peat bogs
and other areas to decay,releasing methane
and carbon dioxide.
Now come fears of a methane time bomb, part two…
…this one a result of melting of the sub-sea layer of permafrost which will release methane deposits formed before the last
ice age.
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The effects of out of controlClimate Change
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If the greenhouse
effect becomes
stronger, it could make the Earth warmer
than usual.
Even a little extra warming
may cause problems
for humans, plants,
and animals.
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Sea levels around the world could rise.
Cities on coasts would flooding.
What if the Earth heats up?
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Temperate places that now receive frequent
rain and snowfall might become hotter and
drier, leading to more drought.
What if the Earth heats up?
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Frequent periods of drought would make
it hard to raise crops for food, leading to
famine.
What if the Earth heats up?
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Forest fires could occur more often.
What if the Earth heats up?
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Plants and animals unable to take the heat
may go extinct, and be replaced by heat
tolerant species.
What if the Earth heats up?
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Hurricanes, tornadoes and other storms
caused by changes in heat and water
evaporation might occur more frequently
and be more intense.
What if the Earth heats up?
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We expect that because of climate change:
• Temperatures will increase. • Winter rainfall will get heavier, increasing the risk of flooding.
The effects of Climate Change
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• Summer rainfall may reduce considerably, creating pressure on water resources.
• Sea levels will rise due to melting ice caps, leading to further coastal erosion and flood risk.
The effects of Climate Change
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Scientists worry that climate change is progressing so rapidly that, within
decades, humans may be helpless to slow or reverse the trend.There is a threshold where a slight
rise in the Earth's temperature can cause a dramatic change in the
environment that itself triggers a far greater increase in global
temperatures.
This is the ‘tipping point’ beyond which really dangerous climate
change is likely to be unstoppable.
What is What is happening in the happening in the
Arctic is a Arctic is a "tipping point”"tipping point”
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Activity
• Think of ways in which you could reduce global warming. Watch the following videos to see if they could give you any ideas.
The bulbYoung peopleHomework: Write what you could do to reduce
global warming on the class website.
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Learning Objectives
• Learn that the sun is distributed unevenly over the earth’s surface.
• Discover what wind is and how wind is formed.
• Learn how the air moves around the earth
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The suns distribution of heat
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Uneven distribution of heat
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• The heat of the sun is spread out unevenly over the earth.
• The temperature of any place is determined by its location and its angle from the sun.
• Where is the hottest place on earth?
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The equator
• The equator is the hottest place on earth as the suns rays are directly overhead. The rays are concentrated on a smaller area which becomes very hot.
• Far from the equator the sunrays are slanted which causes them to be spread over larger distances so temperatures are lower.
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Moving Air (wind)• Some parts of the earth are warmer than others – some parts
of the atmosphere are warmer than others.
This causes wind to happen.
1. Air has weight – this is called atmospheric pressure2. Cold air is heavy. This heavy air presses down on the earth
which causes high pressure. 3. Warm air is light. Because it is light it rises up from the earth.
This causes low pressure. 4. Winds blow from areas of high pressure to areas of low
pressure.
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More about winds
• Winds are named after the direction from which they blow
Winds that blow from the equator are warm winds.
Winds that blow from the higher latitudes towards the equator are said to be cool winds.
The winds that are most common in an area are called prevailing winds.
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Activity
• Draw the shape of the earth into your copies.
• Mark in the equator.
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Coriolis Force
Northern hemisphere – winds move to the rightSouthern hemisphere – winds move to the left
The is because the earth rotates on its axis from west to east
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Ocean Currents
• Great rivers that flow slowly across the surface of our oceans.
• The currents that flow from higher latitudes towards lower latitudes are called cold currents
• Currents that flow from the equator to the poles are called warm currents
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Cold and Warm Currents
• In pairs discover the effects of warm and cold ocean currents (pg 69)
• Write your findings into your copy.
• Give an example of each type of current.
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End of Chapter
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