25POINTS!! useless answers will be reported Assignment Summary
For this assignment, you will ask questions about the factors that have caused a rise in global
temperatures over the past century. Then, you will conduct research to answer your questions. You will
also graph provided information, analyze the graphs, and make conclusions based on the graphs. Finally,
you will write a paper describing the conclusions of your research and graphs.

Life on Earth depends on energy coming from the Sun. About half the light reaching Earth's atmosphere passes through the air and clouds to the surface, where it is absorbed and then radiated upward in the form of infrared heat. About 90 percent of this heat is then absorbed by the greenhouse gases and radiated back toward the surface. Scientists attribute the global warming trend observed since the mid 20th century to the human expansion of the "greenhouse effect"  warming that results when the atmosphere traps heat radiating from Earth toward space.

Certain gases in the atmosphere block heat from escaping. Air pollution is the main cause of rise in temperature over the past century. Due to increase in the industrialization in different countries of the world and also burning of more fossil fuels in the engines of vehicles and jets are the main reasons for increasing global temperature. On Earth, human activities are changing the natural greenhouse. Over the last century the burning of fossil fuels like coal and oil has increased the concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2). This happens because the coal or oil burning process combines carbon with oxygen in the air to make CO2. To a lesser extent, the clearing of land for agriculture, industry, and other human activities has increased concentrations of greenhouse gases.

Climate extremes, such as droughts, floods and extreme temperatures, can lead to crop losses and threaten the livelihoods of agricultural producers and the food security of communities worldwide. Depending on the crop and ecosystem, weeds, pests, and fungi can also thrive under warmer temperatures, wetter climates, and increased CO2 levels, and climate change will likely increase weeds and pests.

Why does burning fossil fuel affect the environment?

How does the atmosphere play into this all?

How do cars affect the global climate?

How do greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide cause global warming?

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