green house gases

Question 1

what type of energy, wavelength and radiation does the earth absorb?

Answer 1

high energy, short wavelength infrared radiation from the sun

Question 2

how much of the sun rays does the earth absorb? (no digits, single word answer)

Answer 2

some

Question 3

what type of energy, wavelength and radiation does the earth’s surface reflect?

Answer 3

low energy, longer wavelength infrared radiation from the sun

Question 4

what happens to the rays that are reflected? and what does it do to the earth?

Answer 4

they get absorbed by the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere resulting in the earths temperature increasing

Question 5

if there were no greenhouse gases in the atmosphere what would happen to the earth

Answer 5

it would be to cold for water to be liquid and would not be able to form life.

Question 6

what is in greenhouse gases?

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Answer 6

carbon dioxide (CO2), water vapour and methane.