Climate & Air quality Vocabulary (EES 2.6)
Pollution
Smog
Carbon dioxide
Acid precipitation
Weather
Climate
Normals
Greenhouse gases
Greenhouse effect
Ice age
El Nino
Maunder minimum
Global warming
Deforestation
Hydrocarbon
Fossil fuels
Carbon cycle
pH
Acid
Base
7
Vocabulary cards, 7 Riddle cards, 6 Taboo Cards due Oct 12th
Study Guide
EEn.2.6.1
• Explain major climate
categories (Köppen climate classification
system – temperate, tropical, and polar).
• Compare weather and climate.
EEn.2.6.2
• Summarize natural processes
that can and have affected global
climate (particularly El Nino/La Nina, volcanic eruptions, sunspots, shifts
in Earth’s orbit, and carbon dioxide fluctuations).
• Explain the concept of the greenhouse effect including a list of
specific greenhouse gases and why CO2 is most often the focus of public discussion.
EEn.2.6.3
• Outline how deforestation and
the burning of fossil fuels (linked
to increased industrialization) contribute to global climate change.
• Explain how large-scale
development contributes to regional changes in climate (i.e. heat islands in large cities like NY,
Chicago, Beijing, etc).
• Analyze actions that can be
taken by humans on a local level, as well as on a larger scale, to mitigate
global climate change.
EEn.2.5.5
• Explain how acid rain is formed and how human
activities can alter the pH of rain.
• Infer other human activities
that impact the quality of atmospheric composition. (e.g. aerosols,
chlorofluorocarbons, burning, industrial byproducts, over farming, etc.)
• Exemplify methods to mitigate
human impacts on the atmosphere
EEn.2.6.4
• Analyze how changes in global
temperatures affect the biosphere
(ex. agriculture, species diversity, ecosystem balance). (continued on back)
• Explain how changes in
atmospheric composition contribute to ocean
acidification. Analyze its effect on ocean life and its connection to
global climate change.
• Explain how changes in global
temperature have and will impact sea
level.
• Analyze how sea level has
been affected by other earth processes such as glaciations and tectonic
movements. Consider long- and short-term changes.
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