Greenhouse Effect- U.S. and Europe are outsourcing gas

The Greenhouse effect is necessary and substantial for the earth. Without greenhouse gases, our earth would be a frozen wasteland. However, the use of these gases are starting to pollute the air, causing problems for the world.

Being more specific, the U.S and Europe are the main causes for this issue. As both of these countries have been developed, the outsource of these gases are too much for other developing countries. Because we have been developed, we have more technology releasing these gases such as burning fossil fuels, and the overuse of gas. This is a problem because the gases are being imported throughout the world, including developing countries. The imports and exports of this gas are preventing the developing countries from growing and reaching First World standards. Also due to the carbon dioxide growth, coming from the greenhouse gases, is causing the explosion of industry, which is slowing down technology.

In my opinion, we need to try our best and stop the pollution of this issue. For example, we need to reduce the use of gas. To do this, we need to run on cars. Instead of selling cars that run on fuel, we need to make battery powered cars. That way we don't pollute the air and use too much greenhouse gases. By doing this, other countries will be able to successfully develop to First World standards. Most of the outsource of greenhouse gases are coming from us, so we need to the best we can to fix this global issue. The outsource of these gases can be limited many ways. Another example would be instead of driving a car, ride a bike or walk. This is the best thing we can do to save our world.

The article I found this information from is called, U.S. and Europe 'Outsource' Greenhouse Gas Emissions. The URL to this article is:

http://www.livescience.com/environment/carbon-emissions-countries-outsourcing-100308.html

Is Air There Lab

This lab was extremely interesting. We were given a jar, a bag, and a rubber band. First we put the bag over the open part of the jar. Then, we tied a rubber band around the part of the bag that covered the opening of the jar. After that process was done, we pushed the bag inside the jar and felt a bit of resistance. However, when we pulled the bag out of the jar, there was so much resistance, and we were unable to pull out the whole bag. As parts of the bag were pulled out, other parts went in. The reason for this was because the air got trapped inside, making the air pressure high and unable to completely pull out.

Coming from this lab, a hypothesis I can make would be that a balloon would be affected by air pressure, as it travels up through the atmosphere. The big three reasons behind this are temperature, water vapor, and altitude, which all affect air pressure. As the temperature gets higher, air pressure gets lower. As the water vapor increases the air gets denser, or higher in air pressure. As the altitude increases, the air pressure gets decreases. The balloon would do many things as it traveled up through the atmosphere. The air pressure would decrease due to the altitude increasing. Depending on the weather as well, the temperature and water vapor would also lay drastic impacts on the air pressure. The balloon would travel up for a little while and then pop. This would be due to the change in air pressure.

Air pressure causes many things to occur. The air pressure is affected by elevation, temperature, and water vapor, as shown in the lab.

Popcorn Lab

First, we took a paper bag filled with many kernels. We put it in the microwave and pressed popcorn. After about a few seconds, we heard popping. It was the kernels turning into popcorn. The reason why the kernels popped was because heat will be transferred to the kernels, causing them to expand and pop. Kernels are filled with water, so when the heat is transferred to the kernel, the water turns into steam, which causes the kernel to pop. In the microwave, radiation was the kind of heat that was transferred to the kernels. Radiation is the transfer of heat energy through an empty space. Radiation was the kind of heat that caused the kernels to pop into popcorn in the microwave.

After we popped the bag of kernels in the microwave, we put kernels in a popcorn popper. What happened was the popcorn popper moved around the kernels, and then they started popping. The heat that was transferred to the kernels in this popcorn popper was convection. Convection is a transfer of heat energy from a fluid. The water inside the kernels turned into a gas, which is why the kernel popped.

In the end, the reason why the kernels popped in the microwave was because of radiation, and the reason the kernels popped in the popcorn popper was because of convection. Both radiation and convection are methods of heating.