Climate Change

Question 1

A whole mass of air surrounding the earth
- Greenhouse gasses: Carbon dioxide, water vapor, methane, nitrous oxide
- Oxygen and nitrogen

Answer 1

Atmosphere

Question 2

Absorb wavelengths and contribute to global warming. Gases in the earth’s atmosphere trap heat.

Answer 2

Greenhouse Gas

Question 3

A type of wave that transfers energy which includes radio waves, microwave, infrared waves, visible light, UV light, X-rays, and gamma rays

Answer 3

Electromagnetic(EM) Radiation

Question 4

Light that human can see with their eyes

Answer 4

Visible light

Question 5

Light that we can’t see since the wavelength is too long

Answer 5

Infrared(IR) Radiation

Question 6

Measure how reflective something is.
Ex: The albedo of an arctic glacier is 0.9. 200 J of light energy is incident on the glacier. Calculate the amount of energy absorbed and reflected by the glacier.
200 x 0.9 = 180
180 will be reflected and 20 will be absorbed

Answer 6

Albedo