The Atmosphere and You Lab Report
Instructions: Record your observations in the lab report below. You will submit your completed
report.
Name and Title
Include your name, instructor's name, date, and name of lab.
Ma
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The Atmosphere and You Lab Report
Instructions: Record your observations in the lab report below. You will submit your completed
report.
Name and Title
Include your name, instructor's name, date, and name of lab.
Maddock MacFarland, Mrs. Coleman, 12/9/20, The Atmosphere and You
Objective(s)
In your own words, what was the purpose of the lab?
To learn how humans contribute to the greenhouse effect.
Hypothesis
In this section, please include the if/then statements you developed during your lab activity. These
statements reflect your predicted outcomes for the experiment.
If carbon dioxide emissions increase, then global temperatures will also increase.
Procedure
Identify the independent (test) variable and the dependent (outcome) variable:
Independent variable: carbon dioxide emissions
Dependent variable: temperature
Practice using the computer model. Select each marker to see what it does. Here is a summary you
can refer back to as you complete your experiment.
Carbon Dioxide Emissions Slider: You will use the arrows to change the amounts of carbon
emissions.
Time Step Size: This will allow you to view the data every 5 years or every 10 years.
Start Over: Use this to reset the model if needed.
The current carbon emissions are 9.8 gigatons, or 9.8 billion tons. Complete all three scenarios to
find out what happens to the global temperature if these emissions stay the same, decrease, or
increase over the next century. Follow the instructions in the Data section of this report.
Data
For each scenario, record the carbon dioxide emission rate and the global temperature. The data for
the years 1960–2010 are already filled out for you.
Scenario One: Carbon dioxide emissions stay the same
Set the carbon dioxide emissions rate to 9.8 gigatons.
Set the time step size to 10 years.
Select step forward until you have the data through the year 2110.
Record the data in the table below
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