Gizmo Greenhouse Effect questions and answers 2023/2024

Gizmo Greenhouse Effect questions and answers 2023/2024 What do you notice when you get into a car that has been sitting in the Sun for a while? - Answer The car seats and air inside the car are really hot. Why is the inside of the car so hot? - Answer The Sun heats up the car as time goes on and the car absorbs the heat. How would things be different if the car's windows were left open? - Answer The car would still be a bit warm because the wind and air from the outside is cooling the car and circulating air. Click Play and view the BAR CHART tab. The temperature will go up and down every day, but try to look at the overall trend. What happens to the temperature over time? - Answer The temperature stays at 0 or below consistently. Now set the Greenhouse gases to 100% and let the simulation run for a while. How does a maximum amount of greenhouse gas affect the temperature? - Answer As time goes on, the temperature gets hotter and hotter everyday. Observe: Select the BAR CHART tab and click Play. After about 24 simulated hours, click Pause. What do you notice about the heat flow into and out of Earth's atmosphere? - Answer The heat flow out stays consistent the entire 24 hours, while the heat flow in goes up a lot during the day.