Atmosphere - Energy
Greenhouse gases trap heat in the atmosphere, causing it to warm.
IPCC Summary for Policymakers (SPM) content
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A.1.1 Observed increases in well-mixed greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations since around 1750 are unequivocally caused by human activities…
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A.1.2 Each of the last four decades has been successively warmer than any decade that preceded it since 1850…
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Figure SPM.1 History of global temperature change and causes of recent warming.
Science Standards: NGSS SEP, DCI, CC
SEP: Analyzing & Interpreting Data
PS3.A Definitions of energy
PS4.B Electromagnetic radiation
ESS3.D Global climate change
CC: Cause & Effect
CC: Energy & Matter
PRI Climate Resources
Greenhouse Video #1 Seeing (Infra)red
Greenhouse Video #2 Greenhouse in a Beaker