Directions
Read the instructions for this self-checked activity. Type in your response to each question, and check your answers. At the end of the activity, write a
brief evaluation of your work.
Activity
Scientists have been gathering data about climate change around the world and coming to a strong consensus that human activity is contributing
to changing climate conditions worldwide. Scientists use sophisticated computer models to investigate the changes in atmospheric conditions
observed over the past 200 years. They then use those results to predict where climate conditions may be going in the years ahead.
The computer models use data about greenhouse gas emissions like carbon dioxide and methane, combined with weather patterns, average
temperatures, sea levels, and other data points. This combined data produces different predictions, depending on how scientists model the
climate. As a result, there is some debate about how climate change will affect different regions of Earth and in what time frame. For example,
scientists are unsure how climate change in Europe could affect the North Atlantic Current.
Read about climate change and the North Atlantic Current . Next, review what was discussed in the lesson about the climate in Europe and
combine it with new information from the resource for this activity, as well as your own understanding of climate change. Then answer the
following questions:
Part A
How would Europe's climate change if the North Atlantic Current disappeared?
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