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 * The Global Warning Effect**
 * By: Eleanor**

**__Main Vocabulary for throughout this page..__**.(**//__Step One Also__//**)
Reflection for step one: I learned in step one what global warming is. I think it was neat to learn about Global Warming in the video I watched because I truely didnt really know what global warming is. I knew the whole broad picture but not the details. :)
 * Global Warming**: An increase in Earths atmospheric temperatures that cause changes in climate that may result from the greenhouse effect.
 * Greenhouse Gas**: Any of the gases which it absorbed of solar radiation it is also responsible for the greenhouse effect including carbon dioxide, methane, and ozone.
 * Carbon Dioxide:** A colorless, odorless, incombustible gas,Co2, presented in the atmosphere and formed during respiration, usually obtained by coal, coke or by natural gas by combustion, from carbohydrates by fermentation, by reaction of acids with limestone or other carbonates, or naturally form springs.
 * Climate Change**: When the temperature changes over a long span of time.
 * Green House Effect:** An occurrence caused by short wave length of solar radiation by absorption of greenhouse gases.
 * Climate Zone:**An area of roughly marked lines of latitude into which the earth can be divided on the basis of climate.
 * Deforestation:** to clear out trees in an area usually to wipe out a forest.
 * Methane:** a colorless, odorless, flammable gas, it is the main gas in coal mines, it is obtained or made by natural gas.

Different kinds of Greenhouse Gases include:Carbon Dioxide, Methane, and Nitrous Oxide These Gases come from varying sources and have different heat trapping capacities.

Poster A:



Cause one: One of the main causes of Global Warming is that several green house gases are emitted into the air by humans. Most of it comes from combustion of fossil fuels in cars, factories, and electricity production. Cause Two: Methane is released through landfills. When no one is recycling as much as they need to the landfills get bigger as the production of methane also gets higher. With that in the back of your mind, agriculture also releases a green house gas too. I know its going to sound silly but, it happens with the animals that graze go to the bathroom the food goes through the digestive system and is released through the end. Nitrous Oxide from fertilizers is released through this process and goes into the air. Cause Three: Another time we use the gases is when we refrigerate items and in industrial processes. Also the loss of trees is being factored in because the trees store the CO2 in them which now the tree is being cut down which then releases a bunch of Co2 into the air. Reflection: I didnt even know cause two was even a possibilite. I learned something big here too.
 * //__Step Three: What are the causes of Global Warming?__//**

Some people say is Global Warming real or is it just a thing to get more money for a scientist. It all depends, here is what I think. I think its true. Mainly you can usually tell the temperatures are rising around the globe because thermometer records keep over the years. As you would monitor it the temperatures are creeping up, even adding in the fact of seasons and the time of day. So far, temperatures have risen more then 1degree ( 0.8 degrees Celsius) over the last century. Another neat thing scientists have discovered is that computer models have helped so we can see and understand different weather patterns and changes on earth. These models help see the future as in climate. As an overview, these models are a sign of how the atmosphere and oceans absorb or soak in the sun and transport it around the globe. The website I used for this info is: [] Reflection: __Our Climate Zone:__ Our climate zone has increasing yields, decreased snow pack, and severe storms will all start happening if we don't care for our earth. Well what are increasing yields and decreased snow pask you may ask. Well, increasing yields means something is anything but normal. Now, lets break down decreased snow pack, well what does snow pack mean? It is a layer of snow that builds up on the ground during the winter. So, decreased snow pack would be snow that has decreased. Here are some reasons the heat affecting us
 * //__Step 4: Is Global Warming Real?__//**
 * It is melting sea ice and glaciers.
 * Animals numbers are falling and animals are also moving north for cooler air.
 * The fall of precipitation is increasing.
 * Over the last century sea levels are rising faster then ever before.
 * =====Bark Beetles populations are getting higher because the warm air in Alaska is increasing which helps the beetles to live and reproduce faster. So far, they have already eaten/killed 4 million acres of Spruce Trees in Alaska.=====

EVERYTHING GETTING WORSE WE NEED TO STOP IT NOW!!!
__//**Step 5: How can we stop Global Warming?**//__ We need to stop global warming now because it is ruining earth. If we keep it up for much longer it might lead the Earth towards ending. Here are possible easy solutions for each person to do to make earth that much better. Do not litter. Such as when your done with a water bottle just carry it until you find the nearest recycling bin. Do not use plastic bottles or aerosol cans. For plastic bottles they had to get that material somewhere and usually its NOT recycled materials. For aerosol cans, it ruins the Earth's ozone layer which protects us from the suns ultra violent rays. Do these simple things to preserve our earth just that much longer.
 * Do not waste any energy. Turn off lights when your done in a room, turn t.v.'s off if your done in that room, and keep stuff unplugged if your not using it because even if its plugged in its still using electricity.**
 * Try not to take a car everywhere instead walk/run, bike, or even talk to friends so you can carpool places.**
 * REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE. Almost everything can be recycled so, recycle it. You can reduce reuse and recycle stuff from clothes to water bottles.
 * Plant trees, when planting trees it gives the carbon somewhere to go. So, the carbon doesn't just float around in our atmosphere.