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Greenhouse Effect: Climate Change

Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere such as carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide naturally trap heat from the sun, warming the Earth's average temperature to 15°C and allowing life to exist. Without these gases, the Earth would be much colder at an average temperature of -18°C. However, the burning of fossil fuels and deforestation is increasing greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere and enhancing the greenhouse effect, contributing to climate change beyond natural levels.

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Greenhouse Effect: Climate Change

Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere such as carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide naturally trap heat from the sun, warming the Earth's average temperature to 15°C and allowing life to exist. Without these gases, the Earth would be much colder at an average temperature of -18°C. However, the burning of fossil fuels and deforestation is increasing greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere and enhancing the greenhouse effect, contributing to climate change beyond natural levels.

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GREENHOUSE EFFECT

Climate Change

Greenhouse Effect
Is a natural process that permits the Earth to
retain some of the heat from the sun.

Gases in the atmosphere (water vapor,


carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, and methane) trap energy from the sun.

Without Gases
Without these gases, heat would escape
back into space and Earths average temperature would be about -18 C .

Because of how they warm our world, these


gases are referred to as greenhouse gases.

Energy from the Sun passes through the


atmosphere.

Some Infrared rays are absorbed, then


emitted back to the atmosphere.

The greenhouse gases capture these rays


and return them to the earth.

A portion of the energy (26%) is reflected or


scattered back to space. About 19% of the energy available is absorbed by clouds, gases like ozone. The remaining 55% of the energy passing through the Earth's atmosphere, 4% is reflected from the surface back to space. On average, about 51% of the Sun's radiation reaches the surface.

This energy is then used in a number of


processes, including the heating of the ground surface; the melting of ice and snow and the evaporation of water; and plant photosynthesis.

Human Activity
How are we changing the greenhouse
effect?

Normally most of the CO2 came from


Forest Fires, Volcanic Eruptions and Cellular Respiration Now the increase of fossil fuels and the clear cutting of Forests is shifting the balance of the CO2 present in the atmosphere

Greenhouse Demo
Graph

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