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The greenhouse effect is mostly caused by human activity such as deforestation and burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) in industry, transport and the generation of electricity, which releases carbon dioxide (CO2).

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What is needed for the greenhouse affect?

The greenhouse effect needs:An atmosphere that contains greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide etc.Heat from the sun (ultraviolet radiation) that warms the earth.Heat from the warm earth (infrared radiation) that rises into the atmosphere and is captured by the greenhouse gases.The greenhouse effect is a good thing. If we didn't have it the earth would be too cold for us to live on. The problem now is that we have added too much greenhouse gas, and the atmosphere is trapping too much heat causing global warming. This global warming causes climate change.


Is a greenhouse effect a good thing?

The greenhouse effect is essential for life on Earth, as it helps maintain a stable temperature by trapping heat in the atmosphere. Without it, our planet would be too cold for most forms of life to thrive. However, excessive greenhouse gas emissions from human activities are intensifying this effect, leading to climate change and environmental issues. Thus, while the natural greenhouse effect is beneficial, its enhanced version due to human influence poses significant challenges.


Why is the greenhouse effect not true?

The greenhouse effect is not a matter of opinion. It is a simple matter of an object (Earth) absorbing electromagnetic energy from the Sun in the high frequency part of the spectrum and re-radiating it in the lower frequency regime. The lower frequency regime encounters far more absorption in the atmosphere and the energy is thereby retained and heats the Earth. The greenhouse effect is a quantitative theory complete with equations, predictions, verifications and is testable in detail. The larger scientific questions pertain to integrating the numerous contributions to global warming in addition to the greenhouse effect. The greenhouse effect and climate change are not the same thing and require a more sophisticated discussion than can be accomplished in a brief "answer."


What would most likes increase the greenhouse effect?

Decreasing the amount of acid rain by increasing smoke pollution would increase the greenhouse effect. Adding carbon would not do it . . . it is already at its maximum effective amount. (Carbon may go up, but it will not increase the greenhouse effect.) Adding more water vapor would do it, but the only way to get more water in the air is to add more heat or wind to the air. Did you know that, without the greenhouse effect on Earth, that you and every other living thing would die from overheating and from ultraviolet light damage to skin tissues.


Is the greenhouse effect necessarily bad?

We need some greenhouse effect (good) but not too much (bad).The natural greenhouse effect keeps the earth warm. Otherwise, we would freeze, the warmth of the day would disappear in the night. The carbon and water cycles keep enough carbon dioxide and water vapor in the atmosphere to support this.The accelerated greenhouse effect (which is happening now from man's deforestation and burning of fossil fuel) is the bad effect, causing global warming.


Does the greenhouse effect affect global warming?

Global Warming is a serous issue weather it be man made or natural. The Greenhouse effect and Global Warming are basically the same thing. When you drive your car or when leaves fall to the ground and decay they release a gas compound call Co2. The Co2 thickens the atmosphere letting less and less of the suns light energy escape back into space. A greenhouse works much like this but it insted of gases it uses glass the trap the suns energy.


Would adrenaline effect a sobriety test?

The only thing that can affect a sobriety test is not being sober.


When switchig from 17 to 26 inch wheels what effect will this have on the speedometer?

There are several things that one needs to take into consideration when switching from 17 to 26 inch wheels. The biggest thing to understand is that making this switch will have an affect on the speedometer by causing the speedometer to not have an accurate reading of your speed.


What is the greenhouse effect in a way a child can understand?

Gases like the air we breathe float up into the sky all around us. Some of these gases are good at catching the heat from the sun. We call them greenhouse gases and the main one is the carbon gas. They stay around and keep the earth warm. This is called the greenhouse effect and it is a good thing. We have had the natural greenhouse effect since before humans started living on earth.But now a bad thing is happening. Every time a factory uses its machines, or we drive a car or a truck, or even use electricity in our homes, people have to burn coal or oil to make it all happen. And burning coal and oil puts too much of these greenhouse gases into the air.Another mistake was cutting down too many trees. Trees and bushes can suck in that carbon gas and store it safely inside the wood. So now there are not enough trees to suck in the carbon any more.So because of these two things, burning oil, and cutting down trees, the natural greenhouse effect that we used to have has turned into the runaway greenhouse effect getting faster and faster. This is making the earth too warm.


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The mountain Dufourspitze probably qualifies as the biggest thing in Switzerland