Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
What is the greenhouse effect?
Solution 1
The process by which absorption and emission of infra-red radiation by the atmospheric gases warm up the surface of a planet and its lower atmosphere is called the greenhouse effect.
Solution 2
The process by which absorption and emission of infra-red radiation by the atmospheric gases warm up the surface of a planet and its lower atmosphere is called the greenhouse effect.
Solution 3
Some gases like carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide prevent the escape of heat from the Earth’s surface by trapping it. This increases the average temperature of the Earth. This is called the greenhouse effect. An increase in the content of such gases would lead to a situation of global warming.
Solution 4
Some gases like carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide prevent the escape of heat from the Earth’s surface by trapping it. This increases the average temperature of the Earth. This is called the greenhouse effect. An increase in the content of such gases would lead to a situation of global warming.
RELATED QUESTIONS
State the effect of green house gases on the temperature of earth's atmosphere.
The green house gas is :
What is greenhouse effect and how is it caused?
Name the following:
Name three greenhouse gases.
A red hot ball is suspended from the ceiling of a room using a thin metallic wire.
Suggest the way by which it loses the least amount of heat.
Explain the term CFCs.
Which one of the following does NOT produce green house effect?
CO2, N2O, CH4, and CFC are known as ______.
Give two examples of Greenhouse gases.
