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    Greenhouse Effect

    How we stay warm


    The Sun’s energy reaches Earth
    through Radiation (heat
    traveling through Space)
    What is Insolation?
    The incoming solar radiation (energy
    from the Sun) that reaches Earth

    When and where does the most intense Insolation


    occur?

    Time of Day: Noon


    Time of Year: June 21 (NH)
    Where: Near the Equator
    How much solar
    radiation reaches Earth?

    The Earth’s
    surface only
    absorbs 51%
    of incoming
    solar
    radiation
    Global Heat Budget

    Condensation &

    •Energy is transferred from the Earth’s surface


    by radiation, conduction, convection, radiation,
    evaporation, and water condensation.
    •Ultimately, the Sun’s heat and Earth’s energy
    transfer is a major cause of weather.
    Greenhouse Effect
    • The Process by which atmosphere gases
    absorb heat energy from the sun and
    prevent heat from leaving our
    atmosphere.
    • In other words, greenhouse gases trap
    heat energy and keep it close to earth.
    • 3 Main Greenhouse Gases: CARBON
    DIOXIDE (CO2), Methane, and WATER
    VAPOR
    The Greenhouse Effect works like a Greenhouse
    Write your explanation and question in your notes
    Is the Greenhouse Effect
    Good or Bad?
    • It is necessary for life (good)- it keeps
    our climate toasty warm and prevents it
    from fluctuating (changing) too much.

    • It is bad when: there are too many


    greenhouse gasses and the climate
    gets warmer (GLOBAL WARMING)
    Consider the Greenhouse effect on
    other planets

    Mercury Venus
    What is Global Warming?
    • An increase in average global
    temperatures
    • It is caused by an increase in
    Greenhouse Gases in the Atmosphere
    What causes an Increase in
    Greenhouse gases?
    • 1. CARBON DIOXIDE is added to the
    atmosphere when people burn coal, oil
    (gasoline), and natural gas FOSSIL FUELS,
    for transportation, factories, and electricity.
    What else causes an increase in
    Greenhouse gases?
    • 2. Deforestation, or the clearing of forests,
    also increases the amount of CARBON
    DIOXIDE in the air because in
    photosynthesis plants take in carbon dioxide
    and remove it from the atmosphere, they
    make oxygen.
    What else causes an increase in
    Greenhouse gases?
    • 3. Volcanoes, fires, and respiration
    (breathing) also add CO2 to the atmosphere.

    Carbon
    Cycle
    What else causes an increase in Greenhouse gases?
    • 4. Methane is produced when
    garbage is buried in landfills,
    from animal waste (poop), and
    from other natural sources.
    What else causes an increase in Greenhouse gases?
    • 5. As temperatures increase, evaporation
    increases which adds water vapor.
    LOOK…Is there a
    correlation between
    temperature and
    CO2 levels?
    Is Global Warming Happening?
    • 1. How much have global temperatures changed between
    1980 and 2000?
    • 2. How much are global temperatures expected to change
    between 2000 and 2100?
    Is Global Warming Melting Ice Caps?
    3. What percent of the polar ice caps have melted since 1979?
    Is Sea Level Rising?
    4. How much has sea level gone up since 1990?
    5. Is Global Warming Causing
    Stronger Storms?
    • Hurricanes get strength from warm
    ocean water. A warmer climate causes
    warmer ocean currents. We might see an
    increase in strong storms as a result of
    global warming.
    6. Man-made Sources of Greenhouse Gasses
    7. Heat
    Image of
    Earth

    Where is
    it the
    warmest
    ?
    Why?
    Arctic Ice
    Sheet
    melting
    faster than
    predicted
    ……

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