Atmosphere

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PROJECTS / ASSESSMENTS

Objective 1: Describe the effect of solar energy on the determination of climate and weather

Weather Project (due Friday, May 9th)

Create a presentation (report, poster, brochure, slide show) that shows how energy from the sun causes changes in the atmosphere. (Weather!)

  1. Choose a weather-related event:
    Thunderstorms El Nino
    Tornado Solar storms
    Hurricane Drought
    Storm fronts Flooding
  2. Show:
    Causes (What energy is involved?)
    How the atmosphere changes. (What happens in the gases that make up the atmosphere?)
    Effects on at least 2 other spheres in Earth's systems. (Geosphere, Biosphere, Hydrosphere)
    The impact on humans. (How does it affect us?)