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The Greenhouse Effect Lab involves observing the impact of greenhouse gas concentrations on sunlight and infrared energy waves, as well as temperature readings. Students are required to complete various parts of the lab by answering questions related to their observations using complete sentences. The lab emphasizes the concepts of emitting, reflecting, and absorbing energy in relation to greenhouse gases and their effects on temperature over time.

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Greenhouse Gas Lab

The Greenhouse Effect Lab involves observing the impact of greenhouse gas concentrations on sunlight and infrared energy waves, as well as temperature readings. Students are required to complete various parts of the lab by answering questions related to their observations using complete sentences. The lab emphasizes the concepts of emitting, reflecting, and absorbing energy in relation to greenhouse gases and their effects on temperature over time.

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Name __________________________________ Date ____________________________ Section _______

Greenhouse Effect Lab


DIRECTIONS: For each part, read and follow the directions. Then answer the questions using complete
sentences. 50% will be taken off for each question not answered using a complete sentence.

KEY VOCABULARY: (use these terms to help you describe what is happening)

Emit – to produce or release light


Reflect – to cast back light from a surface
Absorb – to take up without reflecting

Part 1: On Greenhouse Effect Waves tab, set greenhouse gas concentration to NONE. Observe the sunlight
and infrared energy waves.

a) What happens to sunlight Energy Waves?

b) What happens to the infrared Energy Waves?

c) What does the temperature read?

d) Uncheck “Cloud”. How does the activity of the sunlight energy wave change?

e) How does the activity of the infrared energy change?

f) What is the temperature reading after removing clouds? How was temperature affected by the
cloud?

Part 2: Keep CLOUD unchecked ( ) and set greenhouse gas concentration to LOTS. Observe
the sunlight energy waves and infrared energy waves.

a) What happens to the sunlight energy waves? (hint: use the vocabulary key above to describe)

b) What happens to infrared energy waves? (hint: what did you add in part 2?)

c) What is the temperature reading? How does the temperature compare to when there were no
greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere?

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Key Vocabulary: Emit Absorb Reflect

Part 3: Go to tab. Select . Then, select the ice age, 1750’s, and 2020 tabs and record the
Greenhouse gases and temperature for each period. Include units for full credit.

℃ = degrees
Units Key
ppm = Parts per Million ppb = Parts per Billion
Celsius

Time period Circle one:


Did these values
Increase or
Greenhouse Gas Ice Age 1750’s 2020 Decrease over
Concentration time?
Carbon Dioxide Increase
Concentration or

(CO2) Decrease

Methane Increase
Concentration or

(CH4) Decrease

Nitrous Oxide Increase


Concentration or

(N2O) Decrease

Increase
Temperature or
Decrease

a) Based on the table above, have greenhouse gas concentrations increased or decreased since 1750?

b) What happens to temperature as greenhouse gas concentration increases? Explain your answer using details
from the table.

Part 4: Go to the tab.

a) Click start Sunlight. Wait until you see infrared photons then record temperature.

b) Add 3 absorbing layers. What effect do the absorbing layers have on temperature?

c) Wait for temperature to stabilize and record the surface temperature (bottom one) again.

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d) What effect do the absorbing layers have on the infrared photons?

e) How are the absorbing layers similar to greenhouse gases?

Analyze: Based on this lab, what would the effect on surface temperature be if greenhouse gases continued to increase
beyond 2020 levels?

Use complete sentences and Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning to support your answer.

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