Investigating Energy Interactions in the Sim Part 1: Investigating Energy Interactions in the Sim

Use the Simulation to investigate this question: tWhat happens when energy interacts with carbon dioxide or methane in the atmosphere? Write your initial claim for the question below.

Initial Claim:

Using the Sim? Follow the Sim Investigation Instructions below.

Sim Investigation Directions:
Set the gas you are investigating to MAXIMUM and the other gases to ZERO.
Press on the eye icon to make the gas you are investigating visible.
Choose an energy arrow that is moving away from Earth. Press on the arrow to activate the tracking function. The other arrows will fade and this arrow's track will be visible.
Press PLAY and observe.
If your energy arrow leaves Earth’s system, choose a new one. Be patient; it may take a few tries before you capture an interaction!
If your energy arrow interacts with a gas, continue observing until that energy arrow leaves the Earth system, then pause. Describe what happened and make a sketch of each interaction.
Try to capture three interactions.

Investigating Energy Interactions in the Sim (continued)
Interaction 1
Describe what you observed.

Make a sketch.

Interaction 2
Describe what you observed.

Make a sketch.
Interaction 3
Describe what you observed.

Make a sketch.

Investigating Energy Interactions in the Sim (continued)
Part 2: Summarizing Results from the Sim Investigation

What happens when energy interacts with carbon dioxide and methane in the atmosphere?

Was your initial claim accurate? Based on your investigation, how would you answer this question now?