The Greenhouse Effect (A True Book: Understanding Climate Change)

by Mara Grunbaum

Overview

What controls Earth's temperature? How do the changes happening now compare to those that have happened in the past?

This book lays out how the makeup of Earth's atmosphere can affect everything living beneath it, and how human activities - from cutting down trees to burning fossil fuels - are changing the climate worldwide.Glaciers are melting. Summers are heating up. Sea levels are on the rise. Climate change is affecting every corner of our planet - and it's the subject of a lot of concern, activism, and debate. STEM meets current events in this new A True Book set that offers readers the chance to learn about the causes and effects of climate change, as well as how people around the world are reacting to it. Students will read about the history and scope of the problem, analyze the same kinds of evidence that scientists do, and come away with tools that will help them respond to this pressing global issue.This series covers Next Generation Science Standards core ideas including Weather and Climate, Human Impacts on Earth Systems, Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer, and Biodiversity and Humans.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780531137888
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	11/10/2020
Series:	A True Book
Sold by:	Scholastic, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Pages:	48
File size:	38 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	8 - 10 Years

About the Author

Mara Grunbaum is a science writer who loves learning about odd and fascinating animals. She lives in Seattle, Washington, with Zadie, the world’s smartest cat.

Table of Contents

A Critical Moment 6

1 Our Atmosphere: What controls Earth's temperature? 9

2 A History of the Climate: What were Earth's atmosphere and temperature like in the past? 17

3 Energy from Earth: How do the resources we use affect the atmosphere? 23

Your Carbon Footprint: How do your activities contribute to the greenhouse effect? 28

4 Heating the Planet: How is Earth's temperature changing? 31

Think Like a Scientist 40

Kids in Action 42

True Statistics 44

Resources 45

Glossary 46

Index 47

About the Author 48