The earth (Earth) is a body in dynamic balance thermally. It receives radiant energy from the Sun (Sol). The amount of this energy and its wavelength is dependent on Sol's temperature. The amount received is also dependent on the physical relationship between Sol and Earth. A certain amount of this energy is reflected back into space without being absorbed. Astronomers refer to this as the Earth's albedo. The albedo depends mainly on clouds, ice, and snow. Water and earth are strong absorbers. The absorbed solar radiation will raise Earth's temperature until Earth radiates exactly the same energy it is absorbing out into space. This is the dynamic balance. Earth is much colder than Sol so its outward radiation is of much longer wavelength than the radiation coming in from Sol. Certain gases in Earth's atmosphere can absorb this long wavelength radiation and trap it on Earth. This causes Earth's temperature to rise until an in-out balance is achieved. This is called greenhouse effect because it was first noted in glass greenhouses where it is useful for raising new plants.
This increase in temperature can create problems such as melting ice and resultant flooding, diseases in new places, crop problems, etc.
The gases include carbon dioxide, created by burning carbon containing matter, and methane produced by digestive process in both humans and their food animals.
Some scientists have tried to monitor Earth's temperature to check for a rise, but this is extremely difficult because it is variable by latitude, longitude, altitude, time of year, time of day, and random factors. A better approach is to monitor Earth's ice. If Earth is gaining energy, the ice masses will decrease, and if Earth is losing energy, the ice masses will increase.
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∙ 9y agoThere are many major factors that affect the heating of Earth's surface. Burning fossil fuels for example heat the Earth.
The position of the area in relation to the sun.
The mass has quite a big influence on the kinetic energy, cause its a factor in the formula: 1/2mv2
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The loudness of a sound depends on the amount of energy it takes to make the sound and the distance from the source of the sound.
27^2 = 729 is a factor of energy decayed. (time takes NO role in this case)
An absorption factor is the measurement of a specific substance's ability to absorb radiant energy.
Producing heat.
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The main factor that influences the amount of energy that different places on Earth receive from the sun is the places location. The closer it is to the equator the more sun energy it will receive.
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specific heat capacity
The slope of the river bed and the amount of water in the river.
A greenhouse, using the greenhouse affect, does help the plants grow faster. Let me try and put this is simplest terms. Heat, is a measurment of energy. And plants need energy to grow, which is why they need heat to grow. The sun emits radiant energy. Radiant energy is pretty much heat that is transferred through an empty gap, like space. ( this does not inclue air ). Radiant energy can transfer through the glass/plastic of the greenhouse and gets obsorbed by the plants. Then the plants emit their own radiant energy, except it is not the same as the energy it took in. The radiant energy the plants inside the greenhouse emit can not penatrate through the glass/plastic of the greenhouse, trapping all heat inside.
latitude
The position of the area in relation to the sun.
The position of the area in relation to the sun.
The factors are underlaying earth materials, the force of the water, and the amount of sand or water is also a factor. These are the three factors that influence the shape of the land around river channels.