Greenhouse Effect Flashcards

1
Q

What is the greenhouse effect?

A

A natural process where gases and clouds absorb infrared radiation from Earth’s surface and radiate it to heat Earth’s surface and atmosphere

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

What is a greenhouse gas?

A

A gas in the atmosphere that absorbs lower energy infrared radiation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

What are the greenhouse gases?

A
Water vapour
Carbon dioxide
Methane
Ozone
Nitrous Oxide
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Where can each greenhouse gas be found?

A

Water Vapour - clouds, fog
Carbon Dioxide - burning fossil fuels, cellular respiration, wildfires
Methane - livestock, agriculture, landfill, permafrost melting
Ozone- exhaust, stratosphere
Nitrous Oxide - bacteria decomposing dead matter

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

What is the evidence of climate change?

A
Temperature rise
Ocean acidity
Glaciers and ice sheets melting
Oceans warming
Arctic sea ice is decreasing
Intense weather 
Sea levels rise
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

What are clues to indicate past climate?

A
Ice cores (bubbles of atmospheric gas)
Tree rings (a ring is thickest when the conditions are good to grow)
Coral layers (layer show temperature when each layer grew)
Rocks (fossils and plant pollen)
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly