. What are CFCs, and how do they impact the ozone layer?
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are gases compounded by chloride, fluorine, and carbon atoms. This gas is produced by human activities and was banned in aerosol sprays, but still is used as cooling fluids for some systems. This gas is released to the air causing a change in the ozone layer. When CFCs molecules are released to the atmosphere it creates an impact on the ozone layer since the molecules decompose to chlorine oxygen and attack the ozone converting these molecules to oxygen. The impact of CFCs on the ozone layer is by destroying an ozone molecule and turning into a normal oxygen molecule by absorbing less ultraviolet radiation. In other words, CFCs reduces the concentration of ozone …show more content…
When the light hits a surface, the surface absorb an amount of light and the rest is reflected. For example, if a surface appears light or white most of the light is reflected and almost nothing has been absorbed, which is known as high albedo. On the contrary, is the surface appears to be dark or black most of the light is absorbed and just a little amount of light is reflected this is known as low albedo. Examples of high albedo are grass, fields, forests, snow or something that has a light surface. Low albedo examples are sand, highways, black pavement or something with a dark surface. Water also is low albedo unless the Sun light with a low …show more content…
The net radiation is zero over a year for the entire Earth and the atmosphere. The net radiation varies with the latitude. When the incoming solar energy exceeds outgoing longwave radiation is known as energy surplus; and when the outgoing longwave radiation exceeds the incoming energy then is known as energy deficit. The latitude varies on the position of the pole, for example, if the energy surplus at low latitude and energy deficit at high latitude the energy will flow from low latitudes to high latitudes and the net radiation will differ from the position of the
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are gases compounded by chloride, fluorine, and carbon atoms. This gas is produced by human activities and was banned in aerosol sprays, but still is used as cooling fluids for some systems. This gas is released to the air causing a change in the ozone layer. When CFCs molecules are released to the atmosphere it creates an impact on the ozone layer since the molecules decompose to chlorine oxygen and attack the ozone converting these molecules to oxygen. The impact of CFCs on the ozone layer is by destroying an ozone molecule and turning into a normal oxygen molecule by absorbing less ultraviolet radiation. In other words, CFCs reduces the concentration of ozone …show more content…
When the light hits a surface, the surface absorb an amount of light and the rest is reflected. For example, if a surface appears light or white most of the light is reflected and almost nothing has been absorbed, which is known as high albedo. On the contrary, is the surface appears to be dark or black most of the light is absorbed and just a little amount of light is reflected this is known as low albedo. Examples of high albedo are grass, fields, forests, snow or something that has a light surface. Low albedo examples are sand, highways, black pavement or something with a dark surface. Water also is low albedo unless the Sun light with a low …show more content…
The net radiation is zero over a year for the entire Earth and the atmosphere. The net radiation varies with the latitude. When the incoming solar energy exceeds outgoing longwave radiation is known as energy surplus; and when the outgoing longwave radiation exceeds the incoming energy then is known as energy deficit. The latitude varies on the position of the pole, for example, if the energy surplus at low latitude and energy deficit at high latitude the energy will flow from low latitudes to high latitudes and the net radiation will differ from the position of the