Global warming + greenhouse effect Flashcards
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Q
What happens with the green house effect?
A
= Uv wavelength radiation passes through the atmosphere to the earths surface
= earth radiates out infrared long wavelength
= C=O bonds in co2 absorb infrared radiation, so the IR radiation does not escape the atmosphere
= energy is trabsferred to other moleciles in the atmosphere by collisions so atmosphere is warmed