- Watch the video clips A and B that are linked to Module 5 as 5.3 Video Clips and write a summary of at least two sentences for each clip describing what you have learned from each clip. (2 pts) (You should list your sentences as A1, A2, and B1, B2. Please follow directions properly as you list your video clip sentences so that they can easily be identified by your classmates)
- Explain what causes seasons. As the season shifts from Winter to Spring at a place located 400 N of the equator, (A) does the sun angle increase or decrease? (B) does the amount of solar radiation increase or decrease? (C) does the length of daylight increase or decrease? (2pts)
- Where does the air temperature show more variation in the coastal area or inland locations? Why? (2pts). (Hint: consider the differences in specific heat capacity between water and land).
- Define global warming, and discuss at least one cause, one effect, and one method of reducing global warming (2pts).
Video Clips:
A. Atmosphere: Gases, Heat and Pressure - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooQ2bdkCdQY&list=PLrhG2NtyHAZvH9AI_37yFiuztCt1r-uXa&index=34
B. Seasons - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX3Y5bzNDiU&list=PLrhG2NtyHAZvH9AI_37yFiuztCt1r-uXa&index=32
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