What Happened at Mount Pinatubo?

NGSS Phenomena:
In 1991, a volcano erupted in the Philippines that sent 40,110,903,982 pounds of Sulfur Dioxide into the atmosphere. For 3 years, scientists saw temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere drop by nearly 1.3 degrees Fahrenheit. Evaluate the claim that the drop in global temperatures was due to this volcanic eruption.
NGSS Phenomena: A volcano in the distance with a massive cloud of gas and smoke erupting out if it.

1. Greenhouse gases are important to climate change because they _________.

2. Make a prediction about the future long-term impacts of the volcanic eruption on global warming. Start by identifying two questions you could ask to decide if the eruption has changed the amount of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere. Then, justify your prediction and questions with three pieces of evidence.

3. Which of the following questions would help you decide if this claim is relevant to the change in temperature?

4. Which of the following questions would help us see if temperature changes from this volcano changed any natural systems?

5. What questions could you ask to decide if the volcano had changed the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere?

6. Explain what data would be needed to support the claim that the volcano eruption changed temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere.

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