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Questions to consider:
• What are the key layers of the atmosphere?
• What benefits does the atmosphere provide for
humans?
• What is the natural greenhouse effect
• How does the natural greenhouse effect differ to the
enhanced greenhouse effect?
• What is a greenhouse gas and where do they come
from?
• What is climate change? Doesn’t our climate change
naturally? What’s all the fuss about ‘climate change’?
Climate change
Questions to consider:
• How has the composition of our atmosphere
changed over time? What has contributed to
the changing comosition?
• Where do Australia’s emissions come from
and how doers Australia compare with other
countries?
• Why is climate change a complex issue?
The natural greenhouse effect vs
the enhanced greenhouse effect
What is a Greenhouse gas?
• Where do they come from?
• Is their source natural or anthropogenic?
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GLOBAL
WARMING AND CLIMATE CHANGE?
• Global Warming is a specific term. It refers to
increases in the Earth’s average temperature
because of greenhouse gas build up in the
atmosphere. Global warming is a cause of
climate change.
• Climate Change is a broader term. It refers to
changes (increases or decreases) to long-term
weather patterns, such as temperature,
rainfall or snowfall.
What is climate change?
Climate Change is a broad term. It refers to
changes (increases or decreases) to long-term
weather patterns, such as temperature, rainfall
or snowfall or extreme weather events
Doesn’t our climate change naturally?
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