Climate change and Green house effect

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what does the abundance of greenhouse gasses do in the atmosphere?

contributes to global climate change

how is the earth's greenhouse effect different than an actual green house on earth?

greenhouses will always hold up in the heat

what is the greenhouse effect?

natural occurance on earth atmospheric gases hold in heat

what are the 9 pieces of evidence that our climate is changing rapidly?

Global temp rising warming oceans shrinking ice sheets glacier retreat decreased snow cover sea level rise declining artic sea extreme events ocean acidification

what are the two ways the earth heats up?

absorption of sun's energy by land and water energy by clouds and atomospheric gases

what tool has enabled scientists to collect data on a global scale?

satellites

what is a vital sign for Earth's climate health?

temperature

What does CO2 do to heat in the atmosphere?

traps it

what are common atmospheric greenhouse gasses?

water vapor -responsible for 60-70% of atmospheric greenhouse effect -with global warming, more evaporation of water will occur creating an increase in water vapor in atmosphere - will increase green house effect carbon dioxide/ methane

abundant greenhouse gases

water vapor carbon dioxide- burning of fossil fuels methane-ch4-cows ozone-smog cfc's- man made

5 heat trapping gases that contribute to the green house effect?

water vapor nitrous acid carbon dioxide methane chloroflurocarbon


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