Climate and the Biosphere: Lab Overviews part of EarthLabs:Climate and the Biosphere
1. Climate, Weather, and Trees In this lab, you are introduced to the relationship between climate and trees and well as the Vermont maple syrup industry, the case study for this module. You will consider the ...

Trees and Paleoclimate part of EarthLabs:Climate and the Biosphere
Part A: Records of the Past: Predictions for the Future Paleoclimatology is the study of ancient climates. The origin of the word is from the Greek word "paleo," which means ancient. Paleoclimatologists ...

Climate, Weather, and Trees part of EarthLabs:Climate and the Biosphere
Part B: Case Study: Life of a Maple Tree Imagine what your life would be like if you could live for hundreds of years; some maple trees can do just that! Use the series of pictures in the image, right, to ...

Climate, Weather, and Trees part of EarthLabs:Climate and the Biosphere
Introduction New England, a region located in the northeastern corner of the United States, is well-known for gently rolling hills and mountains, small stone walls ringing green meadows, and beautiful deciduous ...

Trees and Paleoclimate part of EarthLabs:Climate and the Biosphere
Part C: Pollen and Paleoclimate Lab This lab activity was adapted from: Windows to the Universe and NSTA Climate Change Symposium, March 2011. In this activity, you will take on the role of a paleobotanist, a ...

Climate Glossary part of EarthLabs:Climate and the Biosphere
absorb to enter a body. For example, radiation from the sun is absorbed by the surface of the earth, water or the atmosphere. absorption the process in which something takes in a substance or energy. albedo a ...

Climate and Earth's Energy Balance part of EarthLabs:Climate and the Biosphere
Part C: Explore the Greenhouse Effect Once incoming solar energy reaches Earth's atmosphere, what parts of the Earth system absorb and hold the energy, warming the planet? In this lab, you will explore some ...