lesson 14 Flashcards
how does the sun transfer heat energy?
radiation
how does the earth’s surface emit the heat absorbed from the sun to the atmosphere?
in the form of infrared rays
id: allow the heat to get in but they do not let all the energy to come out
greenhouse effect
Greenhouse gases absorb IR and emit energy and in _________ form but of
(shorter, longer) wavelength.
infrared; longer
natural sources of greenhouse gases:
1) carbon dioxide
2) methane
3) nitrous oxide
1) volcanic eruption
forest fires
2) decay of plants
3) soils
id: the long-term heating of Earth’s climate system observed since the pre-industrial period
global warming
id: both human- and naturally produced
warming and the effects it has on our planet
climate change
how much is the increase in global average temperature per decade?
0.2 degrees Celsius
enum: (3) natural causes of global warming
greenhouse effect
slow tilting of the earth’s axis
natural calamities
enum: (3) anthropogenic causes of global warming
respiration
mining activities
burning of fossil fuels
ToF: Climate change may cause weather patterns to be less predictable.
true