Climate and Weather: Causes and Effects

The focus of this course is the science related to weather and climate, how humans affect weather and climate, and weather and climate's effect on humans. Students use basic laws and theories of physics and chemistry to describe and explain the composition, structure, and energy distribution of Earth's atmosphere plus atmospheric phenomena, such as global warming/cooling, the greenhouse effect, ozone depletion, air pollution, severe storms, rainbows, auroras, weather, and climate. Students examine climate change and techniques to measure climate change and compare Earth's atmosphere to that of other planets.