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Which gas traps the most infrared radiation in Earth's atmosphere?
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The most important are water vapors.
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How does the Greenhouse Effect keep the earth warmer than it would be without the presence of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere?
Greenhouse gases are transparent to visible light, but opaque to infrared radiation. Light arrives at the planet Earth during the day from the sun, and warms the planet. The planet then cools off at night by radiating infrared radiation into space. If greenhouse gases intercept that infrared radiation, they are acting like a blanket, to hold in the world's heat.
Why does CO2 destroy the atmosphere?
It doesn't really "destroy the atmosphere", Carbon Dioxide traps solar radiation, if there is too much solar radiation being trapped, then the earth becomes much hotter, hence global warming.
What layer in the atmosphere traps heat?
the troposphere
Why does atmosphere exist on earth?
Gravity ! The gravitational pull of the Earth 'traps' the atmosphere close to the ground.
What gas causes the ice to melt?
Gas does not directly cause Ice to melt. However if you are talking about glaciers then the gas Carbon Dioxide (CO2) causes the earths atmosphere to heat up (because it traps more of the Sun's heat) and this causes glaciers to melt - because the Earths climate is hotter.
What is one purpose that the atmosphere serves?
The atmosphere serves to block many harmful waves radiating from outer space. It also traps some infrared radiation which warms the earth.
What is the process in which the atmosphere traps infrared rays?
its the greenhouse effect
The name of the process by which the atmosphere traps infrared rays is the?
Greenhouse effect
What substance traps heat from the earths in the atmosphere?
Greenhouse gases
Explain why carbon dioxide is called a greenhouse gas.?
A greenhouse gas is a gas that absorbs infrared radiation, traps heat in the atmosphere, and contributes to the greenhouse effect. Carbon dioxide, methane and chlorofluorocarbons are examples of greenhouse gases.
A gas or vapor that traps infrared radiation instead of allowing it to escape through the atmospheres called a?
greenhouse gas
What happens when the earths atmosphere traps energy from the sun?
It cuases the green house effect
What the consequences of this carbon dioxide blanket settling in the earths atmosphere?
It traps the heat and radiation from the sun, so over time the earth will heat up because it cant get through the carbon dioxide 'blanket'.
Why is Venus a greenhouse planet?
Less than a quarter of the sunlight falling on venus reaches the surface. Light that gets through the clouds warms the ground which, in turn, releases the heat in the form of infrared radiation. Like glass trapping heat in a green house, the atmosphere traps the infrared radiation, so the temperature on Venus builds up and is always very hot
How does the Greenhouse Effect keep the earth warmer than it would be without the presence of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere?
Greenhouse gases are transparent to visible light, but opaque to infrared radiation. Light arrives at the planet Earth during the day from the sun, and warms the planet. The planet then cools off at night by radiating infrared radiation into space. If greenhouse gases intercept that infrared radiation, they are acting like a blanket, to hold in the world's heat.
Why does CO2 destroy the atmosphere?
It doesn't really "destroy the atmosphere", Carbon Dioxide traps solar radiation, if there is too much solar radiation being trapped, then the earth becomes much hotter, hence global warming.
What is the energy that heats earth's atmosphere?
1. Most of the short wave energy produced by the sun passes easily through the atmosphere and heats the surface of the earth. 2. The earth's surface then returns long- wave energy into the atmosphere. but this energy cannot easily pass out through the gases of the atmosphere. So some heat is retained in the atmosphere. 3. this is sometimes called the greenhouse effect because the glass of a greenhouse, like the atmosphere allows solar energy to pass through it and traps some of the energy inside.
