Climate Change Vs.

Global
Warming
Module 13-14
 Objectives
After going through this module, you are expected to:
✓identify climatic phenomena that occur on a global
level;
✓describe a greenhouse and explain how it works; and
✓explain the role of increased carbon dioxide on earth’s
temperature.
✓differentiate the greenhouse effect from global
warming;
✓identify the sources of greenhouse gases; and
✓relate global warming and climate change.
Let’s Recall
 Generalization
Weather Climate
• The most important elements of climate are:
• Factors that determines the • Temperature,
Weather • humidity and
• rainfall or precipitation
• Air temperature • 2 seasons
• Air pressure • Rainy Season
• Dry Season
• Amount and type of • Factors that affect the climate of different places in
precipitation our planet
• Latitude,
• Wind strength and direction • Altitude,
• Distance To Ocean,
• Types of clouds • Topography
• Ocean Currents
 True or False:
Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if
it is not

True❑Air temperature decreases when altitude increases.

False❑The closer the place is to the equator, the colder the climate is;
the farther the place is from the equator the warmer the climate
is.
True❑Bodies of water regulate the climate of a certain area.
False❑Ocean current is the overall atmospheric condition of a place for a
period of 30 years or more.
True❑Water absorbs heat faster than soil.
 Introduction
• The issue of climate change and global warming is not solely a
21st century problem that has been brought about by
industrialization, Which has contributed to the emission of the
GREEN HOUSE GASES.
• According to an ongoing temperature analysis conducted by
scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS),
• the average global temperature on Earth has increased by a little
more than 1° Celsius (2° Fahrenheit) since 1880.
• Two-thirds of the warming has occurred since 1975, at a rate of
roughly 0.15-0.20°C per decade.
• It’s proving that the world is getting warmer.
What is/are green houses gases
• Green house gases are gaseous
substances that absorb infrared
radiation from the sun and trap
the heat in the atmosphere.
• It serves as the glass walls that
trap the sun’s heat that makes
our planet warm inside, even
during the winter.
• In the daytime, sunlight shines
into the greenhouse and warms
the plants and air inside.
• At nighttime, it's colder outside,
but the greenhouse stays warm
inside.
• Greenhouse gases form a blanket
around our planet.
 Main Gases on the Earth’s Atmosphere

• Nitrogen 78%
• Oxygen 21%
• Argon 0.93%
• Other gases 0.07%
 Green House Gases

• Carbon Dioxide
• Water vapor
• Methane
• Ozone
• Nitrous Oxide
 Chlorofluorocarbon (CFC)

• Are a man-made green house gases produced as

refrigerants in air conditioners, Refrigerators, Freezers,
heat pumps
• They are also found in some foam plastics and used to
manufacture some electronics
• Solar energy absorbed at
Earth's surface is radiated
back into the atmosphere
as heat.
• As the heat makes its way
through the atmosphere
and back out to space,
greenhouse gases absorb
much of it.
• They radiate the heat back to
the Earth's surface, to another
greenhouse gas molecule, or
out to space.
• There were periods when it
was covered by vast sheets of
ice, which would reflect heat
to the sun more efficiently
than non iced areas could
“ALBEDO EFFECT” - is the
fraction of solar energy
reflected to space
Factors that attributes to the changing cycles
of Earth’s climate
• Sensitivity to small changes in the sun’s incoming
radiation as influenced by the shape of the Earth’s
Orbit
• The angle of tilt of the Earth’s axis
• The direction where North points
• Carbon Dioxide and other greenhouse gases
 Carbon Dioxide Level
• Carbon dioxide concentration levels are also rising, and they’re linked
to industrialization.
• Pre-industrial levels of carbon were about 280 parts per million, and
only rose by about 20 parts per million over a thousand years prior to
industrialization.
• " Last March 2016, there were 403.94 parts per million of carbon
dioxide in the atmosphere.
• That ties directly to industrialization, which ties directly to human
impact
How does carbon dioxide affect
global temperature?
• Carbon dioxide controls
the amount of water
vapor in the atmosphere
and thus the size of the
greenhouse effect.
• This means that Earth's
temperature will increase
at least another 0.6
degrees Celsius (1degree
Fahrenheit) because of
carbon dioxide already in
the atmosphere.
• It controls temperature
because the molecules in
the air absorb infrared
radiation.
 How does carbon dioxide affect global
temperature?
• Based on the graph, it shows that when
carbon dioxide increases, the global
temperature also increases, thus showing a
direct proportionality relationship.
• When the Industrial Revolution began, more
emissions of carbon dioxide and other
greenhouse gases threatened all living things.
• Developed countries and developing
countries became more dependent on fossil
fuels.
• Burning of fossil fuels is one of the main
sources of carbon dioxide emission.
 How does carbon dioxide affect global
temperature?
• What would be the outcome if there is too much
carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
• There would be an increase of global temperature.
• So, when will you take action to help stop this
phenomenon?
• The climate is changing.
• Earth needs an antibiotic!
• How serious is the problem?
• As frequently quoted, “We only have one Earth,”
hence, we should take care of our planet not only for
our own sake but more importantly for the future
generations.
 To summarize what you have
learned, complete the following
statements.
1. Green House Gases is a gas that absorbs and emits
radiant energy within the thermal infrared range.
2. Green House Gases serves as the glass walls that trap
the Sun's heat.
3. The greenhouse gases are water vapor, CO2, Methane,
Ozone and Nitrous Oxide.
4. increasing temperature and increasing carbon dioxide
are some climatic phenomena that occur on a global
level.
5. As carbon dioxide increases, global temperature also
increases.
 Quiz 3
Read and answer the questions carefully. Encircle the letter of the best
answer.
How does greenhouse work?
a) Light rays from the earth enter the greenhouse, where they
are absorbed by plants and converted to heat.
b) Light rays from the sun enter the greenhouse, where they
are absorbed by plants and objects and converted to heat.
c) Light rays from the moon enter the greenhouse, where
they are absorbed by plants and objects and converted to
work.
d) Light rays from the sun enter the red house, where they
are absorbed by plants and objects and converted to heat.
2. What do scientists think the effect will be of
having more greenhouse gases in our
atmosphere?

a) There will be less air in the atmosphere.

b) There will be more air in the atmosphere.
c) There will be more cooling of the atmosphere.
d) There will be more warming of the atmosphere.
3. Which of the following is NOT a
greenhouse gas?

a) Carbon
b) Carbon dioxide
c) Methane
d) Water vapor
4. Which among the following greenhouse gases is
responsible for having a high atmospheric
temperature?

a) carbon dioxide
b) methane
c) nitrous oxide
d) water vapor
5. What is the relationship between the amount of
carbon dioxide and global
temperature?

a) When the amount of carbon dioxide increases, the

global temperature varies.
b) As the amount of carbon dioxide decreases, the global
temperature increases.
c) As the amount of carbon dioxide increases, the global
temperature increases too.
d) When the amount of carbon dioxide increases, the
global temperature remains the same