Counter Radiation and the Greenhouse Effect As well as being warmed by shortwave radiation from the Sun‚ the Earth’s surface is significantly heated by the long wave radiation emitted by the atmosphere and absorbed by the ground. Let’s look at this in more detail. The energy flows between the surface‚ atmosphere‚ and space. Some of this radiation is reflected back to space‚ but much is absorbed‚ warming the surface. Meanwhile‚ the Earth’s surface emits long-wave radiation upwards. Some of
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corrected‚ or at least prevented from here on out‚ there are going to be some severe complications in the near future. Greenhouse holes in the ozone layer and the decay of the atmosphere are just a few of the problems that need to be‚ at the very least‚ understood by the general community. Global Warming is caused by the Greenhouse effect. There are 4 steps in the Greenhouse effect process. First‚ sunlight radiates from the sun‚ through space‚ to Earth’s atmosphere. Second‚ sunlight enters the
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In Section 1‚ you learned about the natural environment‚ how it is impacted by humans‚ and how that impact is measured. Now‚ you’ll apply what you learned. 1. In Section 1‚ there were several examples of systems‚ such as a car engine‚ the water cycle‚ or the carbon cycle. Think of a system you’re familiar with‚ and then answer the following questions. a. What system did you choose? (1 sentence. 2.0 points) water cycle b. What are the inputs of the system? (1 sentence. 2.0 points) evaporation
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The greenhouse effect is an effect on the atmosphere as a result of the presence of a certain gases called greenhouse gases which are made up of carbon dioxide‚ chlorofluorocarbons‚ methane‚ nitrous oxide‚ low-level ozone and water vapour. Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere are similar to the greenhouse glass panes which trap the heat and warm the greenhouse. When the greenhouse effect occurs‚ sunlight enters the Earth’s atmosphere and while some solar radiation is reflected back to space
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NAME: __Menglei ZHang_________ Greenhouse Effect SIM GO TO Website: http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/greenhouse. Click on “Run Now” to run the simulation. What do the yellow dots moving down represent?____sunlight photon_____________________ What do the red dots represent?__________infrared photon_________________ Watch them carefully. Do they all move upwards? ______No. Sunlight photons move downwards. Because the earth is receiving it._____ Why or why not? Today Record
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The Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming Recently‚ global warming has moved to a serious scientific issue. Because sunlight is constantly falling on the earth‚ the law of physics say that the planet has to radiate the same amount of energy back into space. Infrared radiation is sent out by the earth through the atmosphere‚ where molecules (carbon dioxide) hold outgoing radiation for a while‚ warming the surface.1 The molecules are kind of like glass in a greenhouse which is why this process
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Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming Today‚ at the down of 21st century‚ together with the 20th century‚ especially the second half‚ is the time when Earth’s environment change at the very rapid rate. Humans have lived on this planet for thousands of years. I think now is the time to think how do we impact the place where we live‚ and the only place where we can live. The impact of human race on the natural processes of our planet has now reached the levels that are now global‚ not local
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EVS LAB 1 AIM – To investigate how the greenhouse effect operates. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS- * Do not touch the light bulb as it would be hot. * Handle all equipment carefully‚ especially the thermometers and the test tubes- as these can break. VARIABLES:- INDEPENDENT VARIABLES: * Time intervals between each reading DEPENDANT VARIABLES: * Temperature readings CONTROL VARIABLES:- * Distance of one bulb to another * Height of each bulb from surface APPARATUS * 2 thermometers
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would be below the freezing point of water. The gases have this effect because as incoming solar radiation strikes the surface‚ the surface gives off infrared radiation. The effect is comparable to the way in which a greenhouse traps heat and that is how we got the name greenhouse
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What’s the Fracking Problem? W hy does everyone care so much about natural gas? Why is it such an essential part of modern culture? Sure‚ it’s an exciting and up and coming technology‚ which is fuel for the technological generation that we’ve grown up in‚ but we need to take a closer look to see the methods and impacts that could affect generations after us. Water is one of our important resources that were given to us by mother nature. We see water as a source for survival and many more advantages
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