Atmosphere

been dubbed as such because of its similarity to the way greenhouses work. Ultraviolet radiation travels through the Earth’s atmosphere and is absorbed by the Earth’s surface in the same way that radiation penetrates the glass walls of a greenhouse to be absorbed by the plants inside. Some radiation fails to escape the glass walls of the greenhouse or the Earth’s atmosphere…

and carbon monoxide and molten lava are releases which cool the climate (OpenStax, 2013, p. 1342). This is known as the haze-effect cooling resulting from the release of a huge quantity of sulfuric oxide, dust, and ash that blanket the Earth’s atmosphere blocking out sunlight. A good example is the lower winter temperatures that were recorded in Europe and North America in 1783 and…

therefore not greenhouse gases. These greenhouse gases trap heat in the atmosphere. You see, the sun provides energy in the form of solar radiation; some of the radiation is reflected back into space, what is not is then absorbed by the clouds, the Earth’s surface and the atmospheric gases. As the atmospheric carbon dioxide level increases and more solar radiation is trapped by atmospheric…

Earth's environment. The gasses that have an impact on the atmosphere are water vapor, carbon dioxide, dinitrogen-oxide, and methane. Very nearly 30 percent of incoming sunlight is reflected back into space by bright surfaces like clouds and ice. In the other 70 percent, most are consumed by the land and ocean, and the rest is absorbed by the atmosphere. The absorbed solar energy heats our planet. This retention and radiation of heat by the atmosphere is helpful for life on Earth. Today, the…

this is a direct cause for global warming, and we should take this seriously, determining whether the apparent correlation is a causative relation between industry and temperature. For this, we are able to examine the composition of the Earth’s atmosphere going back 800,000 years by analyzing ice cores drilled in Greenland and Antarctica (Ferguson). By doing so, we can compare changes in global temperature and the levels of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, and take note whether there are…

learned that global warming is due to the earth’s surface temperature. The earth’s surface temperature increases because greenhouse gases collect in the atmosphere. Ultimately, creating a shell around the earth that thickens, keeping in the sun’s deadly heat, causing the planet to heat up. In fact, there is more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere today than at any point in the last 800,000 years. President Obama has addressed climate change, stating, “There’s one issue that will define the…

variables: The rate at which levels of nursery gas focuses in our climate keep on increasing. How firmly elements of the atmosphere react to the normal increment in nursery gas focuses. Regular impacts on atmosphere and normal procedures inside the atmosphere framework. Researchers use PC models of the atmosphere framework to better comprehend these issues and venture future atmosphere changes. The sea levels will rise and change the way the earth looks and is made up. In a plausible…

The Northern Lights are collisions of gaseous particles in Earth’s atmosphere with charged particles released from the sun’s atmosphere. Variation color are due to the type of gas particles that are colliding. The most common color is a pale yellowish-green is produced by the oxygen molecules located about 60 miles above the Earth. All red auroras are very rare, they are produced by high altitude oxygen at heights of up to 200 miles. Nitrogen produces blue or purplish-red aurora. In the 17th…

Causes of Global Warming Global warming is the increase in the earth’s average temperature due to release of several greenhouse gases to the atmosphere by humans. Global warming is affecting many parts of the world. Due to global warming, the glaciers are melting which is causing the rise in the sea level. When the level of the sea rises, it causes danger to the people living in the low lying areas. When the level of the sea rises, it covers the plants and causes some of them to die. When they…

process within our atmosphere, it aids in heating the earths surface and atmosphere. The greenhouse affect is caused by the fact that certain atmospheric gases, gases such as carbon dioxide, water vapour and methane are able to change the energy balance of the planet by absorbing long wave radiation emitted from earth’s surface. Without the greenhouse affect our earth would be a chilly -18°C in comparison to the present average temperature of 15°C. As energy passes through the atmosphere a…