Week 14: CO2 Concentration
1. What did you do in lab today? In lab today, we discussed CO2 emission. We learned that CO2 concentration goes up and down throughout the year due to the amount of plants. When there are more plants, CO2 concentration decreases. Overall, the amount of CO2 is increasing. We played with a simulator to show the greenhouse effect and how photon absorption works. I learned that when CO2 increases, so does the heat. When this happens, more plants are able to grow in colder regions, which then brings the temperature back down. 2. What was the big question? How does CO2 emission and concentration affected by the seasons? How does albedo affect our climate? 3. What did you learn in Thursday's discussion? In Thursday's discussion, we learned about how the climate and temperature has always been changing. There have been times where the whole planet has been frozen solid or been covered in magma. We learned that there has been no change in the natural variability of the planet. Ther...
