greenhouse effect Flashcards

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what are the greenhouse gasses

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carbon dioxide
methane
nitrous oxide
ozone

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defien the greenhouse effect

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the greenhouse effect is the natural process of warming the earth

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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

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draw a diagram of the greenhouse effect with all 6 key steps

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draw in books

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steps of the greenhouse effect

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  1. sunlight passes through the earths atmosphere
  2. some light is reflected back out to space
  3. some sunlight is absorbed by the earths atmosphere and warms up as it’s converted into heat
  4. this conversion into heat causes the emmision of infared being radiated back out into the atmosphere
  5. some infared radiation continues to pass through the atmosphere and continues out to space
  6. some infared radiation is absorbed by the earths atmosphere and reammited back to the earths surface
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