green house effect Flashcards
1
Q
describe the green house effect
A
the sun heats the earth by short sun waves witch are ultra violet radiation this heats the earth when the earth absorbs the radiation then lets off radiation called infer red radiation (long wave lengths) then that gets absorbed by the green house gasses then the green house gasses release heat witch warms the earth
2
Q
how has the atmosphere fear changed in the last 100 years
A
carbon dioxide levels have increased due to the industrial revolution e.g. cars , factorys , plane, houses
3
Q
were has carbon been stored
A
in fossil fuels
4
Q
name 3 green house gasses
A
(C2o) water vapor, (Co2) carbon dioxide, (Ch) methane
