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What in the air is related to global warming?
The greenhouse gases in the air are related to global warming. Greenhouse gases cause the enhanced greenhouse effect which is causing the warmth in the earth overall. The main greenhouse gases are:Water Vapor 36 - 72% effectCarbon dioxide 9 - 26%Methane 4 - 9%Ozone 3 - 7%Nitrous OxideCFCsIt is not possible to give an exact figure for the greenhouse effect of each gas as some of the gases overlap by emitting and absorbing radiation at the same frequencies.
What are the release dates for G-I- Joe - 1985 The Greenhouse Effect 1-14?
G-I- Joe - 1985 The Greenhouse Effect 1-14 was released on: USA: 3 October 1985
What happens to carbon dioxide after it is released during combustion?
After combustion carbon dioxide rises and mixes with the air in the troposphere. Because it is a 3-atom gas, it is a greenhouse gas and so it absorbs infrared heat rising from the surface of the earth. This extra heat retained is causing an enhanced (or accelerated) greenhouse effect which is giving us global warming.
What is the difference between the greenhouse effect and photosynthesis?
The greenhouse effect is a natural process that keeps the Earth warm. Without it, the earth would be unable to retain enough heat to sustain life.The enhanced greenhouse effect is caused by the all the extra greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide, methane etc) that we put into the air from burning fossil fuels and agriculture (cattle belches). These all trap more heat and radiation from the sun than is normally required. The earth radiates infrared energy from the sunlight that reaches the surface which should escape off into space, but due to the enhanced greenhouse effect, this radiation is trapped. Therefore, the overall temperature of the globe rises.See this link below for a diagram:Global warming is the increase of the average temperature of the earths atmosphere due to the greenhouse effect. The greenhouse effect is caused by high concentrations of methane, co2 and water vapour in the earth's atmosphere . These gases occur naturally (natural greenhouse effect) however due to human activity (cars, burning fossil fuels, deforestation) more of these gases are released, and this enhances the greenhouse effect (so it is called the enhanced greenhouse effect.)
Why do nitrogen and oxygen do not cause the greenhouse effect?
Nitrogen and oxygen do not cause the greenhouse effect because they are not greenhouse gases. Greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor have properties that enable them to absorb and emit infrared radiation, trapping heat in the earth's atmosphere. Nitrogen and oxygen, although abundant in our atmosphere, do not have the same ability to trap heat in the same way.
Does the greenhouse effect have a positive or negative effect on us?
The greenhouse effect was made to have a positive effect, but human activities have made it a negative one. a) The greenhouse effect was made to keep the Earth's average temperature (14oC or 57oF) the same. The atmosphere has small amounts of greenhouse gases to trap heat and warm the Earth. Without this greenhouse effect, the Earth's temperature could be as low as -18oC (-0.4oF). So the greenhouse effect assures us we won't freeze to death. b) On the negative side, this Greenhouse effect slowly but steadily increases the temperature of the world! Our Earth is getting hotter and hotter every year. Ice in the North is melting and the polar bears and other dwellers of the cold are losing their homes quickly. The greenhouse effect WAS supposed to simply keep the Earth at the same temperature. But carbon dioxide (CO2) levels and other greenhouse gases are increasing in the ozone layer and trap more heat because we have invented the car, burned fossil fuels in factories, burned wood as campfires, and cut down the forests. As we continue to release these gases, the Earth will rapidly get hotter.
How are greenhouse effect and global warming different?
They are similar. The greenhouse effect is more of what causes global warming. The greenhouse effect is a build up of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the upper atmosphere. This (mostly) carbon dioxide (CO2) acts similarly to the glass roof of a green house. Light passes through CO2 (because it's a clear gas) and hits the ground. The atoms in the ground absorb light, and some of their electrons jump to higher energy electron shells. Later, these same electrons fall back to their original positions, or stable state, and re-radiate heat energy (well it's really infrared light, but that translated into heat when it hits something). Under normal conditions, most of this infrared light can escape the atmosphere. However, carbon dioxide happens to be one of the substances that reflects infrared light. This traps heat in the earth, preventing it from escaping into space, and heating up the earth.While above is the greenhouse effect, global warming is the result of the greenhouse effect. Global warming is basically the heating of the earth on a world wide scale. This will damage environments, alter oceanic currents, kill many animal species and alter our air currents.Depending on where you live, you could experience more snow, or extreme drought. In New York, we have had more snow than I can ever remember because warmer ground actually increases the chance of snow. You see upward air drafts, caused by relatively warm air, lift evaporated water high into the atmosphere, where it undergoes adiabatic expansion and cools. As it cools, it sublimes to form snow. Global warming causes more warm upward air-drafts, therefore causing more snow. This is why global warming is now being called global climate change, because it does not necessarily make certain areas warmer, due to changes in air and water currents.
What is Bernard Greenhouse's birthday?
Bernard Greenhouse was born on January 3, 1916.
When was Bernard Greenhouse born?
Bernard Greenhouse was born on January 3, 1916.
How do power stations powered by fossil fuels increase global warming?
Fossil fuel (coal, oil and natural gas) contains carbon that has been kept out of the earth's carbon cycle for millions of years. The earth has a natural greenhouse effect which has kept the temperature comfortable for man during that time. We are now (since the Industrial Revolution 200 years ago) burning more and more fossil fuel in power stations (as well as in other places). This extra carbon dioxide (CO2) is adding to the CO2 normally in the atmosphere and causing an enhanced, or accelerated greenhouse effect. The greenhouse effect happens because greenhouse gases (any gas with at least 3 atoms) stop some of the sun's infrared radiation escaping out to space. The gases use the captured energy to produce heat. More and more of the greenhouse gases means more and more heat, all over the planet. Global warming of the planet.
What are the most important greenhouse gases?
There are many gases which contribute to the greenhouse effect. Some have a more potent effect than others. The following are considered to be greenhouse gases; the number after the name indicates the equivalent greenhouse gas effect compared to the carbon dioxide effect (the principal man-made greenhouse gas):Water vaporCarbon dioxide
What are the 5 effects of air pollution?
1. Greenhouse Effect 2. particulate contamination 3. increased UV radiation 4. acid rain 5. increased ozone concentration
