Greenhouse Effect Gizmo & Weather Maps Gizmo Answer Key (Metric) Q&A.
What do you notice when you get into a car that has been sitting in the Sun for a while? - Answer: The car seats and air inside the car are really hot.
Why is the inside of the car so hot? - Answer: The Sun heats up the car...
What do you notice when you get into a car that has been sitting in the Sun for a
while? - Answer: The car seats and air inside the car are really hot.
Why is the inside of the car so hot? - Answer: The Sun heats up the car as time
goes on and the car absorbs the heat.
How would things be different if the car's windows were left open? - Answer: The
car would still be a bit warm because the wind and air from the outside is cooling
the car and circulating air.
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, Click Play and view the BAR CHART tab. The temperature will go up and down
every day, but try to look at the overall trend. What happens to the temperature
over time? - Answer: The temperature stays at 0 or below consistently.
Now set the Greenhouse gases to 100% and let the simulation run for a while.
How does a maximum amount of greenhouse gas affect the temperature? -
Answer: As time goes on, the temperature gets hotter and hotter everyday.
Observe: Select the BAR CHART tab and click Play. After about 24 simulated hours,
click Pause. What do you notice about the heat flow into and out of Earth's
atmosphere? - Answer: The heat flow out stays consistent the entire 24 hours,
while the heat flow in goes up a lot during the day.
At what time of day is heat flow into the atmosphere (Hin) greatest? - Answer:
12:00 PM
At what time of day is heat flow into the atmosphere (Hin) least? - Answer: 1:00-
6:00 AM
Does heat flow out of the atmosphere (Hout) change during a day? - Answer: No
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