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Do greenhouse gases trap heat near the earth's surface?
Yes, greenhouse gases trap heat in the troposphere, which is the lowest layer of the earth's atmosphere.
What traps the energy near the earth's surface?
Greenhouse Effect
Which part of the earth acts like the glass in a greenhouse and traps heat in?
the reason is that certain gases, dubbed greenhouse gases by us scientists have the ability to trap heat radiation from the suns rays in our atmosphere, heat that would normally dissipate into the vacuum of space. those gases include methane and carbon dioxide. when in suitable amounts those gases are actually beneficial to life on earth as without them the earth would be far too cold to support any interesting life. unfortunately human activities are releasing huge amounts of said greenhouse gases into the air, meaning that more heat rays are trapped and hey presto, the world heats up
Gas having maximum concentration near earth's surface?
Various gases have variable concentration. It depends from place to place.
What is the name for the effect that is produced when warm air near earth earths surface bends light rays?
greenhouse effect
Do greenhouse gases warm the air near earth's surface by trapping carbon dioxide?
No, greenhouse gases warm the air near the earth's surface by trapping heat from the warm earth that would otherwise escape into space.
Do greenhouse gases trap heat near the earth's surface?
Yes, greenhouse gases trap heat in the troposphere, which is the lowest layer of the earth's atmosphere.
What are gases such as carbon dioxide and methane called that help maintain the warm temperatures near the surface of Earth?
They are called greenhouse gases.
What are gases such as carbon dioxide and methane called that help maintain the warm temperatures near the surface of the earth?
"Greenhouse" gasses.
Why does the greenhouse effect cause warmer temperatures near the surface of earth?
The greenhouse gases are in the troposphere, that's the lowest layer of the atmosphere. The sun's rays come in and warm the earth. The warm earth then radiates infrared heat, some of which is trapped by greenhouse gases in the lower atmosphere. These greenhouse gases (water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and CFCs) warm up. They in turn radiate their warmth and some of it goes down again and warms the earth's surface. The heat can continue going up and down like that.
What traps the energy near the earth's surface?
Greenhouse Effect
Why is ozone not good near earth surface?
Ozone at earth's surface acts as polluntant. It is also a greenhouse gas.
What process causes in the atmosphere to trap heat near the surface of Earth?
greenhouse effect
What is the trapping of heat near a planet's surface by certain gases in the planet's atmosphere?
We call it the greenhouse effect, which is natural, or the enhanced (or accelerated) greenhouse effect which is causing global warming.
Which part of the earth acts like the glass in a greenhouse and traps heat in?
the reason is that certain gases, dubbed greenhouse gases by us scientists have the ability to trap heat radiation from the suns rays in our atmosphere, heat that would normally dissipate into the vacuum of space. those gases include methane and carbon dioxide. when in suitable amounts those gases are actually beneficial to life on earth as without them the earth would be far too cold to support any interesting life. unfortunately human activities are releasing huge amounts of said greenhouse gases into the air, meaning that more heat rays are trapped and hey presto, the world heats up
What is the name for the principle explaining how thermal energy is trapped near the surface of the earth?
it's the greenhouse effect
The process by which heat from the sun builds up near the earth's surface and is trapped by the atmosphere?
Greenhouse effect
