Scavenger Hunt
Directions
Visit each website listed below. Do your best in trying to find the answer to all of the questions listed.
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- Are there any benefits to global warming?
- Where are the three ARM outreach sites located?
- List three of the Past Questions from Ask An ARM Scientist. Also include the answer to each of the questions that you list.
- Can you name the greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming?
- What causes global warming?
- List three common misconceptions about climate change. Explain the facts.
- How does the U.S. compare to other countries in terms of greenhouse gas emissions?
- How does respiration (breathing) by humans and animals affect carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere?
- What has the Obama Administration put forward as a step to reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions?
- What sort of impact does Arctic temperature change have on global warming?
- Who was the first person to measure rising levels of CO2 in the atmosphere? When?
- What is the result of more greenhouse gases in the atmosphere?
- What would be the average temperature of the Earth if there were no greenhouse gases?
- Which greenhouse gas has the greatest impact on global warming?
- Draw the layers of the atmosphere found at Balloon Race. Label the temperatures and distances for each layer.
- Where is Warming Island and when was it discovered?
- When were polar bears placed on the “threatened” species list?
- How much of the Amazon Rain Forest has disappeared in the last 30 years?
- What is the name of the first village to face the reality of relocation because of Global Warming?
- What is Operation Paydirt?
- What are the six “greenhouse” gases that the U.S. EPA recently said pose a health hazard?