Energy in the Atmospere 101

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To Do	To Answer
Work through the interactive lab	What phenomena can be found in each layer of the earth's atmosphere?
Watch this video	What is the Earth's Energy Budget? How does this energy budget impact the atmosphere?
Read about the structure of the atmosphere	How does CO₂ play a role in our atmosphere?
Work through the simulation	How does the sun and CO₂ impact the temperature?
Work through the simulation	How does the amount of carbon dioxide and clouds influence global temperature?
Read this website and this website	Define conduction, convection and radiation. What is a gas? Describe the Ideal Gas Law and explain how it relates to the atmosphere. If the volume and number of molecules are kept the same and temperature is raised, what happens to the pressure? If the volume and number of molecules are kept the same and temperature is lowered, what happens to the pressure? If temperature and number of molecules are kept the same and the volume is decreased (compressed), what happens to the pressure? If temperature and number of molecules are kept the same and the volume is increased, what happens to the pressure? If temperature and volume are kept the same, and you add more air, what happens to the pressure? If temperature and volume are kept the same and you remove molecules, what happens to the pressure?