Identify Natural and Human-Made Causes of Climate Change

1. Identify natural and human-made causes of climate change visible in the computer simulation. According to the computer model, how have sources of heat-trapping pollution changed from 1750 to today? How

does the stimulation predict how they will change in 2050?

The sources of heat-trapping pollution have changed from 1750 to today because, coal burning power

Plants is the largest source of carbon dioxide, which those plants cause Global Warming. The coal power

Plants are also the cause for pollution that increases asthma attacks and bad environmental issues.

The stimulation predicts how things will change in 2050, is since we are already losing rain, in 2050 it will get even more warmer, and still less rain, more wetlands will be damaged and disappear, water will be harsh for crops, and that will make it hard to grow anything for us to eat or even to feed our animals.

2. According to the computer model and your readings, which sources of heat trapping pollution contribute the most to climate change, explain?

According to the model and other readings, carbon dioxide contributes the most pollution resulting in climate change. CO2 has always been in the atmosphere naturally to allow for some heat to be reflected, but with the creation of cars, planes and other fossil fuel reliant items, such as electricity, the amount of CO2 produced has increased and its reflecting for sunlight back onto earth and releasing less. Deforestation also has contributed to the CO2 increase. When trees are burned, the carbon they store within them is released. The more CO2 released allows for more CO2 to become trapped in the ozone allowing more heat reflection increasing temperature.

3. Recalling the observation from the three time periods, how has the thickening blanket of heat trapping pollution affected Earths temperatures between 1750 and today? How will the blanket and earths temperature look in 2050?