Greenhouse Effect, Seasons, & Moon Phases

Question 1

Explain how the sun heats the earth

Answer 1

The sunlight (nuclear gasses) hit the earth and reflects off the earth as inferred. Then it hits the greenhouse gasses transforming into thermal energy.

Question 2

What’s the difference between climate change and global warming?

Answer 2

Climate is precipitation (rain), and hurricanes/tornados

Global warming is just temperature

Question 3

What percent of scientist believe that the earth has warmed up the past 100 years?

Answer 3

~100%

Question 4

What percent of scientist think that the earth has warmed up because of human caused increase in CO2?

Answer 4

~98

Question 5

What is global warming?

Answer 5

Average increase in Earth’s temperature

Question 6

How much forest fires, droughts, hurricanes intensity is due to global warming?

Answer 6

~50%

Question 7

How much has the earth warmed up in the last 100 years?

Answer 7

~1.4C

Question 8

What is causing global warming?

Answer 8

1. Burning fossil fuels
2. Increase in CO2

Question 9

When is it summer?

Answer 9

When the earth is tilting towards the sun

Question 10

When is it winter?

Answer 10

When the earth is tilting away from the sun

Question 11

Why is summer warmer than winter, and why are the days longer?

Answer 11

Summer is warmer because the earth is tilted towards the sun and the days are longer because the sun is shining more directly on the Norther Hemisphere

Question 12

what degrees does the Earth’s axis tilt?

Answer 12

23.5