Classroom/Laboratory Activity: What are Aerosols?

A quiz to understand atmospheric aerosols, their basic characteristics and impact on climate.

Use this tool to help students find answers to:

1. What are aerosols and what are the sources of atmospheric aerosols?
2. Explain how atmospheric aerosols can have a cooling or warming effect on the planet.

About the Tool

Tool Name	What are aerosols?
Discipline	Environmental Sciences, Chemistry
Topic(s) in Discipline	Aerosols, Sources of Aerosols, Aerosol Nanoparticles, Radiative Energy Balance, Role of Aerosols in Cloud Formation, Sulphate Aerosols
Climate Topic	Climate and the Atmosphere, The Greenhouse Effect
Type of Tool	Classroom/Laboratory Activity
Grade Level	High school, Undergraduate
Location	Global
Language	English
Translation
Developed by	NASA’s EARTH RIGHT NOW initiative
Hosted at	NASA’s GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
Link	https://climate.nasa.gov/quizzes/clouds-aerosols-quiz/
Access	Online
Computer Skills	Basic