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Hudson Daniel
Date:
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Benjamin Russell
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Mrs. Freeman
4.05 Fossil Fuels Lab
Part 1 Directions: Open
Annenberg Learner: Carbon Lab
and then carefully follow the
steps below to complete the two data tables.
1.
Read the
Overview
.
2.
Under
Carbon Cycle
, click on
Step 1
and read the information about the carbon cycle.
3.
Click on
OPEN SIMULATOR
.
4.
Record the amount of carbon in each area for the year 2010 on the Carbon Cycle Step 1
Data Table below. (Note – Look at the diagram on the right to pull the data.) We have
inserted some data to get you started.
5.
Click the
Run Decade
button found in the top left of the simulator. Notice how the
carbon changes in each decade.
6.
When you get to the year 2050, record the amount of carbon in each area on the Carbon
Cycle Step 1 Data Table below.
7.
Click the
Run Decade
button again and continue until you reach the year 2100.
8.
Record the amount of carbon in each area for the year 2100 on the Carbon Cycle Step 1
Data Table below.
Carbon Cycle Step 1 Data Table
Step 1
Gaseous
Carbon
Ocean Water
Fossil Fuels
Biosphere Gaseous
Carbon
to the year
Atmosphere
Ocean
Surfac
e
Deep
Ocean
Oil and
Gas
Coa
l
Soil
Terrestrial
Plants
2010
720
1000
38000
500
350
0
1800
700
2050
941
1000
38000
190
326
4
1800
743
2100
1888
1000
38000
0
143
3
1800
862
9.
Go back to the homepage of the lab (located in the upper left at Lab: Carbon). This will
take you out of the simulator.
10. Under
Carbon Cycle
, click on
Step 2
and read the information.
11. Open the simulator, click Reset. You will begin again at the year 2010.
12. Record the amount of carbon in each area in the Carbon Cycle Step 2 Data Table below.
We have inserted some data to get you started.
13. Click the
Run Decade
button and record the amount of carbon in each area for each
decade from the year 2010 to the year 2100.
Carbon Cycle Step 2 Data Table
Step 2
Total
Carbon
Emissions
Gaseous
Carbon
Ocean Water
Fossil Fuels
Biosphere Gaseous
Carbon
to the
year
Smokestack
Atmospher
e
Ocean
Surface
Deep
Ocean
Oil and
Gas
Coal
Soil
Terrestrial
Plants
2010
0
720
1000
3800
500
3500
1800
700
2020
99
753
1000
3800
444
3457
1800
708
2030
121
806
1000
3800
375
3405
1800
718
2040
147
868
1000
3800
292
3342
1800
730
2050
179
941
1000
3800
190
3264
1800
743
2060
218
1031
1000
3800
66
3170
1800
758
2070
301
1171
1000
3800
0
2933
1800
776
2080
405
1364
1000
3800
0
2528
1800
801
2090
493
1598
1000
3800
0
2035
1800
830
2100
601
1888
1000
3800
0
1433
1800
862
Part 2 Directions: Answer the following questions based on the data you gathered in the
Carbon Cycle Step 1 and Step 2 Data Tables.
1. In what decade did the oil and gas reserves run out?
They ran out in 2070.
2.
Look at your data in the Step 2 Data Table and explain how the levels carbon emitted from the
smoke stack is related to the atmospheric carbon levels.
The higher the levels of carbon being
emitted from the smokestack is the higher the atmospheric carbon levels are.
3.
Where is most of the carbon found on earth according to the data from the simulation?
Most
of the carbon on earth is found in the deep ocean according to the simulation.
4.
What happens to the amount of carbon located in plants as carbon levels in the atmosphere
increase? From what you know about plants’ role in the carbon cycle, explain why this is
happening.
As the carbon levels in the atmosphere increase so does the amount of carbon in
plants. This is because plants absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Part 3 Directions: Go back to the lab website and complete the steps below.
1.
From the homepage of the lab, click on
Curb Emissions
and read the information for
Step 1
.
2.
Open the simulator again.
3.
Click the
None
button to the right of
Change in Fossil Fuel Use per year
.
4.
With this selected, run the simulator from the year 2010 to the year 2100.
5.
Fill in the Curb Emission Step 1 Data Table below for the years 2010, 2050, and 2100.
Step 1
Gaseous
Carbon
Ocean Water
Biosphere Gaseous
Carbon
to the year
Atmosphere
Ocean
Surfac
e
Deep
Ocean
Soil
Terrestrial
Plants
2010
720
1000
38000
1800
700
2050
657
1000
38000
1800
698
2100
641
1000
38000
1800
693
Part 4 Directions: Answer the following questions based on the data you gathered in the
Curb Emissions Step 1 Data Table.
1. What is the one thing that has been changed between the first and second simulations?
The
change in fossil fuel use per year was different between the first and second simulations.
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2.
How many parts per million (ppm) did atmospheric carbon dioxide levels reach in 2100?
Even with this change in the Step 2 simulation, did atmospheric carbon dioxide levels return to
their pre-Industrial Revolution levels (280 ppm)?
atmospheric carbon dioxide reached 354 ppm
in 2100. Even with the change in the step two simulation the atmospheric carbon dioxide levels
did not return to their preindustrial revolution levels.
3.
What does this simulation tell you about how long carbon emissions can affect the earth?
This
simulation shows that carbon emissions can affect the Earth for many decades or possibly more.