Lecture 3 (Greenhouse Gases) Flashcards
1
Q
What is the industrial revolution and when was it?
A
- Transition to a new manufacturing process and the increase used of coal. (AD 1760-1830)
2
Q
What are all 6 greenhouse gases;
A
- Carbon dioxide
- Water vapour
- Methane
- Nitrous oxide
- Ozone
- Anthropogenic synthetics
3
Q
What is the greenhouse effects ?
A
The greenhouse effect is the process by which radiation from a planets atmosphere warms the planets surface to a temperature above what it would be without the atmosphere.
