ENVS.SCI.10.E
Distinguish between the causes and effects of global warming and ozone depletion, including the causes, the chemicals involved, the atmospheric layer, the environmental effects, the human health effects, and the relevant wavelengths on the electromagnetic spectrum (IR and UV).
Environmental Systems · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2022
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causeseffectsglobal warmingozone depletionchemicalsatmospheric layerenvironmental effectshuman health effectswavelengthselectromagnetic spectrumIRUV
Skills
- distinguish (between the causes and effects of global warming and ozone depletion) #dok2
- analyze (the chemicals involved in global warming and ozone depletion) #dok3
- identify (the atmospheric layer affected by global warming and ozone depletion) #dok1
- explain (the environmental and human health effects of global warming and ozone depletion) #dok2
- differentiate (the relevant wavelengths on the electromagnetic spectrum: IR and UV) #dok2
Learning Targets
- I can identify the atmospheric layers affected by global warming and ozone depletion. #dok1
- I can distinguish between the causes and effects of global warming and ozone depletion. #dok2
- I can explain environmental and human health effects associated with global warming and ozone depletion. #dok2
- I can differentiate between IR and UV wavelengths on the electromagnetic spectrum. #dok2
- I can analyze the roles of specific chemicals in causing global warming and ozone depletion. #dok3
Big Ideas
- Human activities introduce specific chemicals into the environment, which can cause global warming and ozone depletion in distinct atmospheric layers.
- Understanding the causes, chemicals involved, and resulting effects of global warming and ozone depletion is essential for evaluating their impacts on both environmental and human health.
Essential Questions
- What are the primary causes of global warming and ozone depletion, and how do they differ?
- Which chemicals are responsible for global warming and ozone depletion, and what roles do these chemicals play?
- How do global warming and ozone depletion affect the environment and human health?
- How do IR and UV wavelengths relate to global warming and ozone depletion?
- In which atmospheric layers do global warming and ozone depletion primarily occur, and why is this important?