Global Warming

Question 0

Rate of heating

Answer 0

E=S(1-A)piR2

Question 1

Heat source of global warming

Answer 1

Sunlight, short UV radiation 0.2-0.4 micro meter

Question 2

Stefan-Boltzmann constant

Answer 2

5.67 x 10-8Wm-2K-4

Question 3

Venus

Answer 3

Hot due to CO2 rich atmosphere

Question 4

Mars

Answer 4

Cold due to less CO2

Question 5

Greenhouse gases

Answer 5

O3, CFCs, CH4, N2O

Question 6

CO2

Answer 6

Released when fossil fuels burns - industrial revolution 1990, deforestation, CO2 generation unbalanced

Question 7

Ice cores

Answer 7

Bubbles trapped, previous CO2 levels mirrored temperature changes (isotopic oxygen and ice layer thickness)

Question 8

Pre-Industrial Revolution

Answer 8

CO2 levels 275ppm