Ch. 4 | Climate Change
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- Ch. 1 | Portable Electronics: The Periodic Table in the Palm of Your Hand
- Ch. 2 | The Air We Breathe
- Ch. 3 | Radiation from the Sun
- Ch. 4 | Climate Change
- Ch. 5 | Water Everywhere
- Ch. 6 | Energy from Combustion
- Ch. 7 | Energy from Alternative Sources
- Ch. 8 | Energy Storage
- Ch. 9 | The World of Polymers and Plastics
- Ch. 10 | Brewing and Chewing
- Ch. 11 | Nutrition
- Ch. 12 | Health & Medicine
- Ch. 13 | Genes and Life
- Ch. 14 | Who Killed Dr. Thompson? A Forensic Mystery
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In this chapter, we will discuss the chemistry behind climate change. We will present data about the climate, and help you analyze the data to come up with your own conclusions about what is happening on Earth. Here you will find the videos, simulations, and articles for both the 10th Edition and the 2024 Release:
This video sets the stage for what students will learn about climate change in Chapter 4.
This video shows examples for naming ionic compounds.
This video shows how human activities have affected the natural carbon cycle.
Use this PhET simulation to answer Your Turn 4.9; it demonstrates how the abundance of isotopes relates to an element's average atomic mass.
This video demonstrates how to experimentally determine the molar ration between reactants and products.
This video provides a detailed explanation of how to calculate grams of CO2 from the combustion of gigatonnes of carbon.
This video shows information about Earth's energy balance.
See a 3D rendering of methane, as shown in Figure 4.11.
See a 3D rendering of ammonia, as shown in Figure 4.12.
See a 3D rendering of water, as shown in Figure 4.13.
See a 3D rendering of carbon dioxide, as shown in Figure 4.14.
See a 3D rendering of ozone, as shown in Figure 4.15.
This PhET simulation allows students to explore molecular shapes by building molecules in 3D.
This simulation shows IR spectra and can be used to answer Your Turn 4.27.
This simulation shows an ozone molecule interacting with various regions of the EM spectrum.
IR Windows for Greenhouse Gases
This simulation shows IR spectra and can be used to answer Your Turn 4.27.
This simulation shows the impact of selected greenhouse gases on climate change over the past 800,000 years.
Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry (IRMS)
This video shows how isotope ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS) is used to evaluate our planet's climate history.
This simulation asks students to find a radiation balance necessary for life on a planet.
This simulation explores the summative effects of various technologies on their carbon output.
This video sets the stage for what students will learn about climate change in Chapter 4.
This video relates to visualizing the carbon cycle.
Visualizing the Annual Carbon Cycle
This simulation relates to visualizing the annual carbon cycle.
Use this PhET simulation to answer Your Turn 4.6; it demonstrates how the abundance of isotopes relates to an element's average atomic mass.
This video provides a detailed explanation of how to calculate grams of CO2 from the combustion of gigatonnes of carbon.
This video provides more information about significant figures.
This video relates to Earth's energy balance.
This simulation relates to the impact of greenhouse gases on Earth's surface temperature.
See a 3D rendering of methane, as shown in Figure 4.9, and can be used for Your Turn 4.14.
This PhET simulation allows students to explore molecular shapes by building molecules in 3D.
This video shows the infrared (IR) vibrational modes for carbon dioxide.
This simulation shows IR spectra.
Interactive trends for carbon dioxide concentrations, 1959-2023.
Interactive comparison of various greenhouse gas concentrations.
This simulation shows the impact of selected greenhouse gases on climate change over the past 800,000 years.
Temperature Change Visualization
This video shows Earth's temperature changes from 1884-2021.
Interactive data on the temperature changes over the last 100 years.
Check out this interview with Jessica Gilman who describes her work at the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
This interactive describes the role of solar energy and albedo on Earth's surface temperature.
This interactive provides more information about ice-albedo feedbacks.
This simulation asks students to find a radiation balance necessary for life on a planet.
This article relates to the role of aerosols on global climate.
This article describes the mini Ice Ages.
This article describes how climate models work.
This animation provides an analogy for the atmosphere as a bucket filled with greenhouse gas pollution, 1870-2020.
This informational website provides detailed trends in Arctic sea ice.
This video shows an animation of how glaciers melt.
This video shows how mountain glaciers impact global communities.
This simulation shows community-level impacts from coastal flooding or sea level rise.
This interactive shows the weather events costing over $1 billion, 1980-2021.
This video shows how biodiversity is important for global development challenges.
This website shows satellite images of climate changes occurring on Earth.
This TED talk describes the impact of climate change on the displacement of populations around the world.
Human Displacement: Sahel to Central America
This article describes the toll of climate change on human displacement.
Human Displacement: Somalis and Refugees
This article describes the toll of climate change on human displacement.
This interactive activity describes the Paris Agreement to offset the effects of climate change.
This simulation investigates how various policies impact climate change.
This simulation investigates how various policies impact climate change.
