C9-Greenhouse Gases & Climate Change Flashcards
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Explain Greenhouse Effect(Step 1)
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A shorter wavelength of UV light is radiated on Earth’s Surface
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Explain Greenhouse Effect(Step 2)
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Then absorbed by Earth’s surface and is re-emitted as a longer wavelength of infrared
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Explain Greenhouse Effect(Step 3)
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It is then either trapped by layer of greenhouse gases or escapes.