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By capturing heat and trapping heat
Air pollution (greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane) traps heat in the atmosphere increasing temperature and causing extreme storms.
greenhouse gases trap heat.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe popular view is that the atmosphere has some sort of layer of carbon dioxide "up there" that reflects heat back down to Earth rather than letting it escape to space. That would be like the glass on a greenhouse trapping warm air in while letting the sunlight through to increase the heat. In a greenhouse the sunlight warms the benches and floor, he warm objects heat the air, the air is trapped by the double layer of insulating glass.
It does not happen that way for the Earth.
Sunlight comes in and warms the Earth's surface. It warms the gases in the air too, at least some of them with a bond size that gets excited by sunlight. These special gases are greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide, methane, water vapour and a few others). They are mixed evenly through all of the atmosphere (not in layer). When the gases are warm they share their heat with all their gas molecule neighbours and heat the atmosphere generally.
The effect is more like wet sand in a microwave. Microwaves do not heat sand. They do heat water. When you microwave wet sand, the water heats up - might even turn to steam. The hot water warms the sand.
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∙ 12y agoGreenhouse gases normally just keep the planet warm. But when man started adding extra greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide, methane and CFCs) the atmosphere started heating up.
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Greenhouse gases are any gases in the atmosphere with three or more atoms. They catch the sun's heat as it is being radiated out from the warm earth and stop some of it going back out into space. This is called the greenhouse effectand it has been going on for millions of years.
Recently (well, since about 1750), at the start of the Industrial Age, humans discovered coal, and later oil and natural gas. We burned these fossil fuels to drive industry, transport and to generate electricity. When burnt, these fuels release the carbon that had been trapped for 300 million years. So for 250 years we have been pumping extra carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere, adding to the usual amount (280 parts per million or ppm). The concentration of CO2 is now around 390 ppm, a 40% increase. There have been other greenhouse gases that we are responsible for adding, mainly methane, nitrous oxide and CFCs.
All these extra greenhouse gases absorb more and more heat and is causing global warming. Global warming causes climate change, which means some areas will flood, others will have drought, weather events like storms may become more frequent and more severe and rising sea level may cause coastal damage and flooding.
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∙ 10y agoGreenhouse gases capture heat rising from the surface of the earth. Without greenhouse gases this heat would escape out to space and the earth would freeze at night. We are now putting extra greenhouse gases into the atmosphere (deforestation and burning fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas)), and this extra build up is capturing more heat. This is why temperatures are rising.
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∙ 12y agoGreenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane released into the atmosphere add to the greenhouse effect, trapping the heat as it rises from the surface of the earth causing global warming.
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∙ 11y agoby the suns radiation :)
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∙ 10y agoIts hard
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When the sun's rays are trapped by gases causing a rise in temperature this is known as what?
That is known as the greenhouse effect.
Identify one important effect of the rise in the level of greenhouse gases?
It is easy to identify one of the most important effects of the rise in the level of greenhouse gases and that is a rise in global warming.
Why would increased levels of greenhouse gases contribute to higher tempertures on earth?
Greenhouse gasses 'trap' the warmth of the sun inside the atmosphere. This causes the air temperature to rise.
Why is the temperature getting higher?
The temperature is getting higher primarily due to human activities that release greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. These gases trap heat from the sun, causing the Earth's temperature to rise. This phenomenon is commonly referred to as global warming or climate change.
Why could an increase in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere cause global temperatures to rise?
more heat can be trapped in the atmosphere...
How does atomospheric composition affect air temperature?
While the specifics of this are controversial, the generally held beliefs are that greenhouse gases cause air temperature to rise. The primary greenhouse gases in earth's atmosphere are water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and ozone. For an extreme view of how greenhouse gases can affect temperature, do some research on Venus where greenhouse gases and the proximity to the sun have turned the planet into a furnace
When the sun's rays are trapped by gases causing a rise in temperature this is known as what?
That is known as the greenhouse effect.
Why are greenhouse gases similar to a Greenhouse?
Like in a greenhouse, greenhouse gasses let radiation from the sun reach Earth (the 'inside' of the greenhouse) but won't let the Earth reflect radiation. This is exactly what greenhouses do. Through the glass walls, the sunlight can come in, but once the rays are inside, the heat is trapped. That causes (intentional) temperature rise in the greenhouse. These gasses also (most likely) cause a temperature rise on Earth.
How do gases contribute to the greenhouse effect?
Green house gases can cause great pollution to the atmoshprere and that leads to global warming and that can make life on earth extremely hard.
Why does the production of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases on Earth cause a rise in global temperature?
because its burns off the ozone layers and more of the sun's rays come through.
What are gasses in the atmosphere that absorb solar radiation called?
The ozone gas absorbs UV rays. It is present as ozone layer.These atmospheric gases, also referred to as greenhouse gases, absorb solar radiation and cause a rise in temperature.
Identify one important effect of the rise in the level of greenhouse gases?
It is easy to identify one of the most important effects of the rise in the level of greenhouse gases and that is a rise in global warming.
Why would increased levels of greenhouse gases contribute to higher tempertures on earth?
Greenhouse gasses 'trap' the warmth of the sun inside the atmosphere. This causes the air temperature to rise.
Why does temperature rise?
The enhanced greenhouse effect is making air temperatures rise.
What will be the conclusion in greenhouse effect?
The Greenhouse Effect is real. There is no question that the presence of CO2 and other greenhouse gases keeps this planet comfortably warm. The alarming crisis of Global Warming arises from the ever-increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases in our atmosphere as a direct result of human activity. All of the science suggests that increasing greenhouse gas concentrations will inevitably lead to a rise in global temperature. How much and how quickly temperature will rise is disputed. Nonetheless, as scientists and citizens, we have a responsibility to act now, to educate and work towards changing our habits and our impact on the planet. thanks................
How does the greenhouse effect happens?
The Greenhouse effect happens when the sun's radiation gets trapped in Earth's atmosphere. The gases rise up and sink back and forth causing, what we call, Global Warming.A:The greenhouse effect happens due to the increase in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere such as H2O and CO2. they start trapping more infrared radiations than average which leads to the increase in earth's temperature. The natural greenhouse effect is beneficial to the planet. The enhanced greenhouse effect is caused by additional greenhouse gases and that is what is causing global warming.
Why is the temperature getting higher?
The temperature is getting higher primarily due to human activities that release greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. These gases trap heat from the sun, causing the Earth's temperature to rise. This phenomenon is commonly referred to as global warming or climate change.
