greenhouse effect Flashcards
1
Q
what are the greenhouse gasses
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carbon dioxide
methane
nitrous oxide
ozone
2
Q
defien the greenhouse effect
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the greenhouse effect is the natural process of warming the earth
3
Q
describe the greenhouse effect
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when the suns energy reaches the earths atmosphere, soem of it is reflected back to space and the rest is absorbed and re-radiated back out to space
4
Q
draw a diagram of the greenhouse effect with all 6 key steps
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draw in books
5
Q
steps of the greenhouse effect
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- sunlight passes through the earths atmosphere
- some light is reflected back out to space
- some sunlight is absorbed by the earths atmosphere and warms up as it’s converted into heat
- this conversion into heat causes the emmision of infared being radiated back out into the atmosphere
- some infared radiation continues to pass through the atmosphere and continues out to space
- some infared radiation is absorbed by the earths atmosphere and reammited back to the earths surface