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Many, if not all of the various layers of a planet's atmosphere trap at least some of the heat from the sun. Additionally, the ground and bodies of water trap heat from the sun (and heat from the atmosphere).

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What is a thin layer of air that protects the Earth's surface from extreme temperatures?

The atmosphere is the thin layer of air that surrounds the Earth and helps regulate its temperature by trapping heat from the sun. This layer acts like a blanket to protect the Earth's surface from extreme temperature fluctuations.


What is the most effective greenhouse gas for trapping heat in the Earth's atmosphere?

The most effective greenhouse gas for trapping heat in the Earth's atmosphere is carbon dioxide (CO2).


what is the trapping of heat by earth's atmosphere?

The trapping of heat by Earth's atmosphere, often referred to as the greenhouse effect, occurs when certain gases in the atmosphere (such as carbon dioxide and water vapor) trap heat from the sun. This trapped heat contributes to keeping Earth's surface warm enough to support life. However, human activities have increased the concentration of these gases, leading to enhanced warming and climate change.


What are the gasses that surrounds the earth?

The Earth's atmosphere is primarily composed of nitrogen (78%) and oxygen (21%), with trace amounts of other gases such as argon, carbon dioxide, and water vapor. These gases form a protective layer around the Earth, trapping heat and regulating the planet's temperature.


The process by which the atmosphere slows earth's loss of heat to space is called the?

greenhouse effect. It involves the trapping of heat by certain gases in the atmosphere, such as carbon dioxide and water vapor, which help to regulate the Earth's temperature.

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What layer of the atmosphere traps infrared heat radiation?

The troposphere is the layer of the atmosphere that traps infrared heat radiation. It is responsible for the greenhouse effect, which helps regulate Earth's temperature by trapping heat.


What is a thin layer of air that protects the Earth's surface from extreme temperatures?

The atmosphere is the thin layer of air that surrounds the Earth and helps regulate its temperature by trapping heat from the sun. This layer acts like a blanket to protect the Earth's surface from extreme temperature fluctuations.


What is this trapping of heat called?

The trapping of heat by the atmosphere of Venus is called the greenhouse effect, just as it is on Earth. Venus is the second closest planet to the sun and the temperature on the planet reaches 870 degrees Fahrenheit.


Does the ozone layer trap carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?

It doesn't. The ozone layer has *nothing at all* to do with trapping CO2. Above the level of the ozone layer, intense radiation breaks CO2 down, so you get fooled into thinking the ozone layer had something to do with "trapping".


What is the most effective greenhouse gas for trapping heat in the Earth's atmosphere?

The most effective greenhouse gas for trapping heat in the Earth's atmosphere is carbon dioxide (CO2).


How does greenhouses gases affect Earth by?

trapping heat from sunlight reflected by Earth.


What happens to heat rising from the Earth when it reaches the heat-trapping layer?

Most of it is held by the greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide, methane, etc). This warming contributes to the natural, as well as the accelerated greenhouse effect.


what is the trapping of heat by earth's atmosphere?

The trapping of heat by Earth's atmosphere, often referred to as the greenhouse effect, occurs when certain gases in the atmosphere (such as carbon dioxide and water vapor) trap heat from the sun. This trapped heat contributes to keeping Earth's surface warm enough to support life. However, human activities have increased the concentration of these gases, leading to enhanced warming and climate change.


What are the gasses that surrounds the earth?

The Earth's atmosphere is primarily composed of nitrogen (78%) and oxygen (21%), with trace amounts of other gases such as argon, carbon dioxide, and water vapor. These gases form a protective layer around the Earth, trapping heat and regulating the planet's temperature.


The process by which the atmosphere slows earth's loss of heat to space is called the?

greenhouse effect. It involves the trapping of heat by certain gases in the atmosphere, such as carbon dioxide and water vapor, which help to regulate the Earth's temperature.


What is the trapping of heat by an atmosphere called?

global warming


What absorbs the heat radiation and maintains the heat balance?

Greenhouse gases in the Earth's atmosphere, such as carbon dioxide and water vapor, absorb the heat radiation emitted by the Earth's surface. This process helps maintain the heat balance of the planet by trapping some of the outgoing heat and preventing it from escaping into space, thus keeping the Earth's temperature within a range conducive to life.