Climate change project responsd ASAP please

[deleted-663568]

Hi I’m looking for a way to capture co2 from our environment and turn it into fuel I don’t know if this is possible so I was hoping if you could give me some tips or any other idea I would really appreciate the help

[EricBebenov24]

Hello,
Thank you for your question. Capturing carbon dioxide from air requires special engineering which would turn it into fuel. It really depends what type of materials you are using. This process might require special laboratory equipment, so you can try contacting a lab that might provide the proper infrastructure. If you are looking for something more feasible, you could consider an experiment that is concerned with energy production. Sunlight is a source of energy that could be made into an experiment, as well as wind.

Here is a Science Buddies link which could give you some ideas on energy-producing projects: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science- ... ower?m=Kit

Hopefully you can find something that would be attainable for an experiment.
If you have any other questions, please ask.

EricBebenov24

[deleted-663568]

Hi sorry to bother but,
I’m looking for a good science fair project related to climate change I read a research about aerosols and how they account for one of the greater uncertainties in understanding the Earth's climate and, through a cooling effect, mask a significant portion of the warming caused by the increase in greenhouse gas concentrations. understanding aerosol-climate interactions, for a unit change in the energy imbalance at the top of the atmosphere, the surface temperature change is higher for aerosols than for greenhouse gases. This is known as climate sensitivity. The conventional understanding is that the higher climate sensitivity to aerosols is due to their higher concentrations over land surfaces, which heat up and cool down faster than oceans. I was wondering
how can you test the effects of these aerosols in our atmosphere.

[324B21]

Hi there.

It looks like you posted twice, and that someone responded to your first post. I am really excited that you have taken such an interest in aerosols. If you have further questions, please don't hesitate to come back and start a new post so we can help. Good luck!

Evan

[deleted-663568]

Thanks for responding Evan,
but can you please help beacause my science fair topic is due tomorrow and I’ve been searching everywhere for something new now I was wondering is this a good topic if not how can I improve it and if so how can I test it. Please it would be really helpful
PLEASSEEEEE I REALLY need help.


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[deleted-663568]

Ok very sorry I didn’t mean to be impatient I’m just worried again sorry

[EricBebenov24]

Hello,
Were you able to see some of the suggestions that I provided you with as an alternative from capturing CO2 from the air? For example, being able to produce energy from sunlight or wind powered energy. If you are still interested in the CO2 extraction from the air, do you have access to any materials that might help you in the process, since it is not as easy to convert it into fuel.

I hope I can help you in your search for a topic,
EricBebenov24

[deleted-663568]

Yes I have so I did see them but after a bit more research I chose to try conducting an experiment about aerosols as you can see in my previous post but I was wondering if you have any suggestions as to how I can see the affects of aerosols on our atmosphere

[EricBebenov24]

Hello,
One thing you could do is to conduct a type of research project. For example, you could take a look at a specific aerosol, such as the one caused by volcanic eruptions. This would then lead you to examine volcanic eruptions that have taken place over the years. When you have decided which volcanic eruption you would like to look at, you can then examine some atmospheric trends that have resulted right after that volcanic eruption and record them. Afterwards, you could take a look at a second volcanic eruption and record the atmospheric trends that followed. Consequently, do the same for several other regions so you can compile a good amount of data about the atmospheric states in all of these regions to come up with a scientific theory and a conclusion which offers some type of connection between aerosols and atmospheric conditions.
An addition you could make are graphs. Your independent variable would include the months that have passed since the occurrence of the volcanic eruption, and your dependent variable would be whichever atmospheric trend you would like to look at, this could be atmospheric temperature.
Tell me what you think about this suggestion, and we can try to find something that works.

I hope this gives some insight,
Feel free to ask any questions! EricBebenov24

[deleted-663568]

Thank you very much this was very helpful
but if you don’t mind I just have one last question can I look at man made aerosols and their affects and how can I test that too

[EricBebenov24]

I am glad I was able to help,

You can certainly take a look at man-made aerosols. This is another way that aerosols are produced in addition to volcanic eruptions. These man-made aerosols can come from the intentional burning of forests to clear up land for agricultural purposes, as well as the burning of coal and oil in many factories and industries, along with fossil fuels emitted in the atmosphere by cars and airplanes. One thing you could do is to take a look at a city around the world that is highly polluted by fossil fuels. Take, for example, Beijing, China. Over the years, this city has been experiencing a large increase in the use of fossil fuels that results in carbon dioxide emission into the atmosphere. As a result of these man-made, fossil fuel emissions which produce aerosols, you can take a look at how that has affected the atmosphere over the years. Similar to the way you would research volcanic eruption effects on the atmosphere, you can research several cities which experience high levels of pollution due to industrial production and many other causes. After you have a good amount of data collected, you can come to a conclusion which sums up the potential effect man-made aerosols have on the atmosphere.
Similarly, you can create some graphs. Each city can have its own graph. For the independent variable you could include the time in years, and for the dependent variable you can include an atmospheric trend, like atmospheric temperature or the amount of fossil fuels in the air. Or, you can make one graph with several lines which represent the cities, and you will be able to see a trend along the graph with the lines side-by-side.

If you have any other questions, do not hesitate to ask.
EricBebenov24

[deleted-663568]

So sorry I will try my best to make this my last question is there anyway I can try physically performing this experiment like aerosols are known to increase radiation in the longer wavelengths (longwave) and decrease radiation in the shorter wavelengths (shortwave). The strength of these effects depends on the size and chemical nature of the aerosol particles.

[EricBebenov24]

If you try to collect samples from the atmosphere, this might not be so easy. Do you have an idea of some of the materials that you could use? Is radiation and wavelength something you would like to tie into your experiment? Also, what exactly would you like to include in your experiment?

[deleted-663568]

Thank you for responding again
And if it can help perform the experiment physically then yes I would like to include radiation and wave length
I’m not sure if it would work but my idea was to grab a pressurized aerosol for example let’s say hairspray and see how the particles of the aerosol would affect the air around us but I’m not quite sure how I would test that or I could try to measure radiation with a electromagnetic radiation detector of the atmosphere and see how the concentrations of the aerosol help trap heat. I’m not sure if this makes sense so sorry if I’m unclear.

[EricBebenov24]

No problem,
I will think about it and let you know soon!

[deleted-663568]

Thank you so much you have been a great help I really appreciate it

[EricBebenov24]

All right,
So what you can do is have the hairspray bottle filled with the aerosol particles. Then, you can utilize a small, enclosed space, such as an enclosed plastic bin or some type of box. You would then spray some of the aerosol particles into the container, close the lid, and swirl the bin around to uniformly distribute the aerosol particles, waiting a couple seconds before you open it again. After waiting a couple seconds to a minute, you would open the lid carefully and use the electromagnetic radiation detector to measure the radiation inside the container. You could also add a thermometer inside the bin to measure the temperature of the air after the aerosol was added to see if there was any heat trapped. If the radiation increases significantly as well as a temperature change, this would tell you the effect it had on the atmosphere and air.
You could try having a control group. This would mean measuring the radiation and temperature of the air inside the container without adding any of the aerosol particles. Therefore, this would allow you to see the relationship between the addition of aerosol and the resulting radiation and temperature of the air, serving as a comparison.
Multiple trials would also be beneficial to ensure your results are consistent.

Here is a Science Buddies link that could help you structure your experiment: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science- ... fic-method

I look forward to hearing from you to see what you think!

[deleted-663568]

Thank you so much this is perfect so sorry for asking so many questions but thank you for answering all of them thank you just one last question by aerosol particle you mean the actual hairspray right??

[EricBebenov24]

Yes, you can use aerosol-containing hairspray or any other spraying can which contains aerosol.
Don't feel sorry for asking questions, i'm here to help! I hope your experiment goes well and if you have any other questions while working on it, feel free to ask.

EricBebenov24