<b>The Greenhouse Effect</b> <br>The earth’s climate is predicted to change because human activities are altering the chemical composition of the atmosphere through the build up of greenhouse gases primarily carbon dioxide‚ methane‚ and nitrous oxide. <br> <br>Energy from the sun drives the earth’s weather and climate‚ and heats the earth’s surface. This causes the earth to radiate the energy back into space. Atmospheric greenhouse gases (water vapour‚ carbon dioxide‚ and other gases) trap some
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Work: CO2 and the Greenhouse Effect Greenhouse gases and global warming have received increasing attention in recent years. The identification of the ozone hole in 1985 combined with unusual fluctuations in global temperatures have combined to capture the eye of the global media. Recent scientific study and analysis of the greenhouse gases has added to this interest. Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have an important influence on the climate of our planet. Quite simply‚ greenhouse gases hinder the
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· By making choices that help the reduction of greenhouse gas output into the air‚ global warming can be reduced or even reversed. · The emission of greenhouse gases causes the Greenhouse Effect‚ which plays a detrimental role in the process of global warming. · I will discuss what can be done to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases with you shortly. · If we make the decision to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases put out into our air‚ we are able to reduce global
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5.2 The greenhouse effect Fossilization 5.2.1 Diagram of carbon cycle and processes involved. Respiration & metabolism Photosynthesis: the process of converting light energy to chemical energy and storing it in the bonds of sugar. Respiration: the release of energy from food and it takes place in animal and plant cells. Combustion: the process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light. 5.2.2. Analysis of change in concentration of atmospheric CO2 with records
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Language Analysis Bob Walsh‚ a high profile local business man and a firm activist of nuclear power is writing an opinion piece‚ solar sell out‚ explaining his frustration towards the council as they are demanding residents to pay a so-called ‘greenhouse levy’ of $200 per house‚ and $500 per business. The writer argues that the residents of Greenville (including himself)‚ should not have to pay a charge for not having solar hot-water systems by 2010. Bob Walsh‚ is outraged and affected by this
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The government in Malaysia is concerned about the environment but.... The government in Malaysia is concerned about the environment but much remains to be done to maintain the environmental balance. The Department of Environment has organized a campaign which is very beneficial to society. Another alternative is patrol by the DOE should be increased. Besides that‚ the government also should focus on the problem of deforestation. Furthermore‚ the government needs to carefully review each application
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absorbs more energy than it emits back into space. Thus‚ energy absorbed by the surface and re-radiated back into space is captured by the atmosphere and remains there. This is known as the Greenhouse Effect‚ and there are other feedbacks that occur that exacerbate
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opposing perspectives on climate change. Greenhouse Effect Because of the transparency of the atmospheric gasses to visible light‚ sunlight is able to largely penetrate the earth’s atmosphere and reach the ground‚ where it is absorbed heated up‚ and then re-emitted in the arrangement of infrared radiation. In this
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Greenhouse effects and global warming are an uprising environmental issue. The greenhouse effect is the process by which absorption and emission of infrared radiation by gases are released in the atmosphere. The major greenhouse gases are water vapor (36 -70%)‚ carbon dioxide CO2 (9-26%)‚ methane CH4 (4-9%)‚ and ozone O3 (3-7%). Since the industrial revolution‚ human activity has increased the amount of greenhouse gases‚ leading to increased levels of CO2‚ methane and troposphere ozone. Fossil fuels
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Greenhouse gases are the cause of global climate change. The main greenhouse gasses are water vapor‚ carbon dioxide‚ methane‚ nitrous oxide‚ and chlorofluorocarbons. Although most of these gases are natural‚ they are all being put into the air at a much more dangerous rate than normal. Water vapor‚ the greatest natural contributor to global warming‚ and lasts about nine days in the atmosphere. Water vapor is in the atmosphere more recently‚ because there has been more water that has evaporated because
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