You are talking about the greenhouse effect, So named because a greenhouse lets in radiant energy from the sun warming the inside, but the roof and walls of the structure contain the heat.
As light enters from the sun into our Atmosphere it reflects of the ground as IR (Infrared Radiation) and back up. Gases such as C02 have a molecular structure which allows the Atoms inside to vibrate with IR light which causes it to create and hold heat
Commonly: carbon dioxide and water vapor, and
less common methane, ammonia, and a few others.
Methane is released from the guts of cattle and other ungulates. Methane also leaks from the equipment at natural gas well and pipelines.
Ammonia is released by bacteria and other microorganisms in the soil, especially in soils such as in pastures where animals pee on the ground, as they must.
The strongest greenhouse gases that help to trap heat in the atmosphere are methane, water vapor and carbon dioxide.
Other strong greenhouse gases are less common in our atmosphere, they are there:
1. methane, which is released from the guts of cattle and other ungulates.
2. ammonia, which is released by certain bacteria and other microscopic forms of life, especially in soils such as in pastures where animals pee on the ground, as they must.
3. carbon monoxide which is released by the machinery of people, such as internal-combustion engines and the big boilers in power plants.
the process by which gases hold heat in the air is called the green house effect. MY TEACHER TEACH ME THAT LISTEN WHEN YOU ARE IN CLASS
The top 5 (by concentration) are:
* Ozone * Carbon ioxide * Methane * Nitrous oxide * Carbon tetrafluoride * Sulfur hexafluoride
These are called greenhouse gases. Some of the most common ones include water vapor, carbon dioxide, and methane. They are all natural, but the last two also have human sources.
I think that you are talking about the greenhouse effect.
the greenhouse effect
greenhouse effect
Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere help trap heat emitted from the Earth, otherwise the temperature of Earth's surface would be below zero.
The process by which earth's atmosphere traps heat is called the greenhouse effect :)
The amount of light and warmth a planet receives depends on their distance from the sun and the atmosphere. If the atmosphere has high levels of Carbon Dioxide, the gases will trap more heat.
greenhouse gasesThe main greenhouse gases are water vapor, carbon dioxide, and methane.
Greenhouse effect.
The greenhouse effect
gases in the atmosphere trap the heat from the sun
The Greenhouse Effect. It happens when Greenhouse Gases (CO2) thicken the atmosphere and trap heat.
Yes, greenhouse gases trap heat in the troposphere, which is the lowest layer of the earth's atmosphere.
To trap heat. The functions of greenhouse gases are to absorb heat from sunlight and trap it in the atmosphere to warm the Earth and melt the ice caps.
greenhouse effect
The heat trapping ability of some gases in the atmosphere can be compared to a glass greenhouse's ability to trap heat. Thus, the term "greenhouse effect" was created.
they trap heat in the atmosphere, warming the planet
Greenhouse gases aren't trapping heat it but letting more in. The Earth's atmosphere blocks out most of the suns heat and harmful rays. With the gases polluting the world, the atmosphere is slowly weakening, letting more and more heat through.
Greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, CFC's, and water vapor trap trap the heat in the Earth's atmosphere.
They are both greenhouse gases which trap the sun's heat causing the atmosphere to warm.
Increasing levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere trap more heat, causing warming.