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    The document discusses the greenhouse effect, greenhouse gases, and global warming. The greenhouse effect is the process by which a planet's atmosphere traps radiation from the surface, warming the planet beyond what it would be without an atmosphere. Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, such as carbon dioxide and methane, absorb and emit thermal infrared radiation, contributing to the greenhouse effect. The accumulation of greenhouse gases due to human activities like burning fossil fuels is enhancing the greenhouse effect and causing global warming, defined as a gradual increase in the Earth's average temperature. Key effects of global warming include rising sea levels, more extreme weather, and negative impacts on ecosystems.

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    Greenhouse Effect,

    Greenhouse Gases
    and Global Warming
    Group 2- Avery

    Greenhouse
    effect

    What

    is Greenhouse effect?

    -The greenhouse effect is the process by


    which radiation from a planet's
    atmosphere warms the planet's surface to
    a temperature above what it would be in
    the absence of its atmosphere.If a
    planet's atmosphere contains radiatively
    active gases (i.e. greenhouse gases) the
    atmosphere radiates energy in all
    directions. Part of this radiation is
    directed towards the surface, warming it.

    Greenhouse
    Gases

    What
    -A

    are Greenhouse Gases?

    greenhouse gas (sometimes abbreviated


    GHG) is a gas in an atmosphere that absorbs
    and emits radiation within the thermal infrared
    range. This process is the fundamental cause
    of the greenhouse effect. The primary
    greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere are
    water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous
    oxide, and ozone. Without greenhouse gases,
    the average temperature of Earth's surface
    would be about 15 C (27 F) colder than the
    present average of 14 C (57 F).

    How

    greenhouse gases
    affect global warming

    -The gases in the atmosphere that absorb


    radiation are known as "greenhouse gases"
    because they are largely responsible for the
    greenhouse effect. The greenhouse effect,
    in turn, is one of the leading causes of
    global warming.

    Three

    factors affect the degree to


    which any greenhouse gas will
    influence global warming:

    1.Its abundance in the atmosphere


    2.How long it stays in the atmosphere
    3.Its global-warming potential

    Global
    Warming

    What

    is Global Warming?

    -Global

    warming is the term


    used to describe a gradual
    increase in the average
    temperature of the Earth's
    atmosphere and its oceans, a
    change that is believed to be
    permanently changing the Earth's
    climate.

    Causes
    of Global
    Warming

    1.Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel


    burning power plants

    2. Carbon dioxide emissions from burning


    gasoline for transportation

    3. Methane emissions from animals,


    agriculture such as rice paddies, and from
    Arctic seabeds

    4. Deforestation, especially tropical forests


    for wood, pulp, and farmland

    5. Increase in usage of chemical fertilizers


    on croplands

    Effects of
    Global
    Warming

    1. Rise in sea levels worldwide

    2. More killer storms

    3. Massive crop failures

    4. Widespread extinction of species

    5. Disappearance of coral reefs

    Quiz

    I. Modified True or false


    1.

    The greenhouse effect is the process by which radiation


    from a planet's atmosphere warms the planet's surface
    to a temperature above what it would be in the absence
    of its atmosphere.

    2.

    The greenhouse gas is a gas in an ozone layer that


    absorbs and emits radiation within the thermal infrared
    range.
    The greenhouse effect, in turn, is one of the leading
    causes of climate change.
    Global warming is the term used to describe a gradual
    increase in the average temperature of the Earth's
    atmosphere.
    Carbon monoxide emissions from fossil fuel burning
    power plants.

    3.
    4.

    5.

    II. Effect or cause?


    1.
    2.
    3.
    4.
    5.

    Carbon dioxide emissions from burning gasoline for


    transportation.
    More killer storms.
    Deforestation, especially tropical forests for wood, pulp, and
    farmland
    Widespread extinction of species
    Methane emissions from animals, agriculture such as rice
    paddies, and from Arctic seabeds.

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