how does the sun transfer heat energy?
radiation
how does the earth’s surface emit the heat absorbed from the sun to the atmosphere?
in the form of infrared rays
id: allow the heat to get in but they do not let all the energy to come out
greenhouse effect
Greenhouse gases absorb IR and emit energy and in _________ form but of
(shorter, longer) wavelength.
infrared; longer
natural sources of greenhouse gases:
1) carbon dioxide
2) methane
3) nitrous oxide
1) volcanic eruption
forest fires
2) decay of plants
3) soils
id: the long-term heating of Earth’s climate system observed since the pre-industrial period
global warming
id: both human- and naturally produced
warming and the effects it has on our planet
climate change
how much is the increase in global average temperature per decade?
0.2 degrees Celsius
enum: (3) natural causes of global warming
greenhouse effect
slow tilting of the earth’s axis
natural calamities
enum: (3) anthropogenic causes of global warming
respiration
mining activities
burning of fossil fuels
ToF: Climate change may cause weather patterns to be less predictable.
true
