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How Do Greenhouse Gases Actually Work?
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What Is the Greenhouse Effect?
Earth is a comfortable place for living things. It’s just the right temperatures for plants and animals – including humans – to thrive. Why is Earth so special?
Well, one reason is: the greenhouse effect!
Comprehension Questions:
1. The clear glass of a greenhouse allows sunlight to shine into the greenhouse, while also trapping the _______’s heat inside. This is how a greenhouse keeps plants warm, even at night and in the winter.
2. What is the name of the jacket of gases surrounding our Earth?
3. Name one of the greenhouse gases.
4. What kind of human activities can release more carbon dioxide into our atmosphere?
5. True or False: Extra greenhouse gases in our atmosphere cause our planet to warm up.
Answer Key:
1. Sun
2. Atmosphere
3. Any of the following: Water vapor; Carbon dioxi...
published: 11 Jun 2020
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What are greenhouse gases and how do they contribute to climate change?
Climate experts are warning that the Earth is heading toward a “climate danger zone,” and many scientists say greenhouse gas emissions are to blame. Here’s what greenhouse gases are and how they contribute to climate change.
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I Misunderstood the Greenhouse Effect. Here's How It Works.
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How does the greenhouse effect work? Greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, prevent infrared radiation from escaping to outer space. This warms the surface of earth. More greenhouse gas means more warming. Simple enough! Alas, if you look at the numbers, it turns out that most infrared radiation is absorbed almost immediately above the ground already at pre-industrial greenhouse gas levels. So how does it really work? In this video, I try to sort it out.
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What is the greenhouse effect? | Global Ideas
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More information on: www.ideasforacoolerworld.org
published: 05 Nov 2012
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The Greenhouse Effect Explained
The greenhouse effect can be thought of a little bit like the blanket you cover yourself with at night to keep warm. Our planet has an atmosphere around it containing certain gases that trap heat energy helping to keep the planet warm. And, no matter what anyone tells you, the greenhouse effect is a very good thing. No scientist would ever challenge that statement. The greenhouse effect is an entirely natural process. It was taking place long before the first lump of coal was ever burnt or the first cow let one rip.
But what exactly is it and how does it work?
The explanation starts with energy waves, presented here on the electromagnetic spectrum. Radio waves, light, x-rays… they’re all basically the same thing. We often think of them as travelling in waves and the thing that makes the...
published: 14 Jun 2022
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Greenhouse Effect | #aumsum #kids #science #education #children
Greenhouse effect.
In a greenhouse, the sun's heat can come in but cannot go out. The trapped heat warms the greenhouse. This trapped heat helps in controlled growth of plants.
If there were no greenhouse gases to trap the sun's radiation the earth would be a very cold place where we would not survive.
This trapping of heat to keep the earth warm is called greenhouse effect.
published: 13 Jul 2015
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What is the Greenhouse Effect? - The Environment for Kids (Updated Version)
Educational video for children to learn what the Greenhouse Effect is and how it works. The Earth is surrounded by the atmosphere, a thin gaseous layer which allows part of the solar radiation to penetrate. To do that, this layer contains gases called "greenhouse effect gases", whose mission is to absorb part of that, and maintain the temperature of the planet. One of the main greenhouse effect gases is CO2, also known as carbon dioxide. In this video, children will find out that the increase of these gases is harmful for the Earth and they will look at several examples related to the cause of this increase like the Industrial Revolution, traffic, electricity consumption, factory production, massive farming or wildfires. At the end of the video, children will be able to explore ways to pre...
published: 29 Oct 2020
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How Do Greenhouse Gases Actually Work?
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http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/EnergyBalance/page6.php
Infrared spectroscopy/Caltech (mirrored from UCLA chemistry)
http://www.wag.caltech.edu/home/jang/genchem/infrared.htm
http://elmhcx9.elmhurst.edu/~chm/vchembook/globalwarmA5.html
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http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/EnergyBalance/page6.php
Infrared spectroscopy/Caltech (mirrored from UCLA chemistry)
http://www.wag.caltech.edu/home/jang/genchem/infrared.htm
http://elmhcx9.elmhurst.edu/~chm/vchembook/globalwarmA5.html
- published: 26 May 2015
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2:30
What Is the Greenhouse Effect?
Earth is a comfortable place for living things. It’s just the right temperatures for plants and animals – including humans – to thrive. Why is Earth so special?...
Earth is a comfortable place for living things. It’s just the right temperatures for plants and animals – including humans – to thrive. Why is Earth so special?
Well, one reason is: the greenhouse effect!
Comprehension Questions:
1. The clear glass of a greenhouse allows sunlight to shine into the greenhouse, while also trapping the _______’s heat inside. This is how a greenhouse keeps plants warm, even at night and in the winter.
2. What is the name of the jacket of gases surrounding our Earth?
3. Name one of the greenhouse gases.
4. What kind of human activities can release more carbon dioxide into our atmosphere?
5. True or False: Extra greenhouse gases in our atmosphere cause our planet to warm up.
Answer Key:
1. Sun
2. Atmosphere
3. Any of the following: Water vapor; Carbon dioxide; Methane; Ozone; Nitrous oxide; Chlorofluorocarbons
4. Anything involving burning fossil fuels
5. True
Learn more at
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Earth is a comfortable place for living things. It’s just the right temperatures for plants and animals – including humans – to thrive. Why is Earth so special?
Well, one reason is: the greenhouse effect!
Comprehension Questions:
1. The clear glass of a greenhouse allows sunlight to shine into the greenhouse, while also trapping the _______’s heat inside. This is how a greenhouse keeps plants warm, even at night and in the winter.
2. What is the name of the jacket of gases surrounding our Earth?
3. Name one of the greenhouse gases.
4. What kind of human activities can release more carbon dioxide into our atmosphere?
5. True or False: Extra greenhouse gases in our atmosphere cause our planet to warm up.
Answer Key:
1. Sun
2. Atmosphere
3. Any of the following: Water vapor; Carbon dioxide; Methane; Ozone; Nitrous oxide; Chlorofluorocarbons
4. Anything involving burning fossil fuels
5. True
Learn more at
https://climatekids.nasa.gov/greenhouse-effect/
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- published: 11 Jun 2020
- views: 2559481
1:53
What are greenhouse gases and how do they contribute to climate change?
Climate experts are warning that the Earth is heading toward a “climate danger zone,” and many scientists say greenhouse gas emissions are to blame. Here’s what...
Climate experts are warning that the Earth is heading toward a “climate danger zone,” and many scientists say greenhouse gas emissions are to blame. Here’s what greenhouse gases are and how they contribute to climate change.
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6:59
Greenhouse effect and greenhouse gases | High school biology | Khan Academy
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The greenhouse effect, driven by gases like carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor, is essential for maintaining Earth's habitable temperatures. However, excessive concentrations of these gases—particularly due to human activities—can lead to global warming and climate change.
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The greenhouse effect, driven by gases like carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor, is essential for maintaining Earth's habitable temperatures. However, excessive concentrations of these gases—particularly due to human activities—can lead to global warming and climate change.
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- published: 06 Jul 2021
- views: 121139
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I Misunderstood the Greenhouse Effect. Here's How It Works.
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How does the greenhouse effect work? Greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, prevent infrared radiation from escaping to outer space. This warms the surface of earth. More greenhouse gas means more warming. Simple enough! Alas, if you look at the numbers, it turns out that most infrared radiation is absorbed almost immediately above the ground already at pre-industrial greenhouse gas levels. So how does it really work? In this video, I try to sort it out.
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- published: 04 Feb 2023
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2:04
What is the greenhouse effect? | Global Ideas
From droughts to monsoons and extreme weather patterns, climate change may be easy to see and feel, but the issues surrounding it are often far more complex. Gl...
From droughts to monsoons and extreme weather patterns, climate change may be easy to see and feel, but the issues surrounding it are often far more complex. Global Ideas has come up with a series of films and infographics to answer some of the most pressing problems and explain certain climate concepts and solutions. This time we take a look at what the greenhouse effect is and how it leads to increasing temperatures. We look forward to a lively discussion with you.
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From droughts to monsoons and extreme weather patterns, climate change may be easy to see and feel, but the issues surrounding it are often far more complex. Global Ideas has come up with a series of films and infographics to answer some of the most pressing problems and explain certain climate concepts and solutions. This time we take a look at what the greenhouse effect is and how it leads to increasing temperatures. We look forward to a lively discussion with you.
More information on: www.ideasforacoolerworld.org
- published: 05 Nov 2012
- views: 1608545
6:01
The Greenhouse Effect Explained
The greenhouse effect can be thought of a little bit like the blanket you cover yourself with at night to keep warm. Our planet has an atmosphere around it cont...
The greenhouse effect can be thought of a little bit like the blanket you cover yourself with at night to keep warm. Our planet has an atmosphere around it containing certain gases that trap heat energy helping to keep the planet warm. And, no matter what anyone tells you, the greenhouse effect is a very good thing. No scientist would ever challenge that statement. The greenhouse effect is an entirely natural process. It was taking place long before the first lump of coal was ever burnt or the first cow let one rip.
But what exactly is it and how does it work?
The explanation starts with energy waves, presented here on the electromagnetic spectrum. Radio waves, light, x-rays… they’re all basically the same thing. We often think of them as travelling in waves and the thing that makes them different from each other is the length of that wave. To understand the greenhouse effect we’re interested in infrared waves, a fancy term for heat waves, as well as visible light. Notice that infrared waves have a longer wavelength than light waves. That’s an important detail.
As you probably know, we get our energy from the Sun. The energy from the Sun reaching our planet is mostly in the form of light energy. We’ll call this shortwave radiation to keep things simple.
Some of that energy is absorbed by the planet’s surface, causing an increase in temperature. Energy that has been absorbed and warmed an object can be then be released, but it isn’t released as light energy. The energy is released, or re-emitted, to use the correct term, as infrared waves (heat, in other words). Remember that these heat waves have a longer wavelength than the light waves that first reached the surface. From here on in we’ll call these infrared waves long wave radiation.
Next, let’s look space. Space is cold. Its baseline temperature is about -270 degrees Celsius. Very cold indeed. Far too cold for life to exist. Fortunately, since our planet orbits close to the Sun (close in astronomical terms, that is) we are kept well above that temperature.
However, if the Earth were to absorb and re-emit energy the way I’ve already described, and all of that long wave radiation is allowed to leave the Earth system, the average temperature of the surface would be around -18 degrees Celcius. That’s better than the -270 of space, but still fairly cold. We know the Earth isn’t really that cold… so what are we missing? Enter the greenhouse effect.
Fortunately for us, specific gases in our atmosphere, gases such as carbon dioxide, methane and others, all known as greenhouse gases, are able to absorb and re-emit the long wave radiation coming from the surface of the Earth. Now remember, shortwave radiation reaches us from the Sun, but long wave radiation is radiated from the surface. These greenhouse gases are not able absorb short wave radiation reaching the Earth. Consequently, they let the Sun’s energy in, but then trap some of it as it tries to leave. This trapping of heat energy obviously raises the temperature in the atmosphere, Earth’s surface and it’s oceans.
So basically, our atmosphere traps some of the heat energy in the Earth system, keeping it that bit more warm. As a result of Earth’s natural greenhouse effect the average temperature on our planet is about 15 degrees Celsius, 33 degrees warmer than it would be without any greenhouse effect.
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The greenhouse effect can be thought of a little bit like the blanket you cover yourself with at night to keep warm. Our planet has an atmosphere around it containing certain gases that trap heat energy helping to keep the planet warm. And, no matter what anyone tells you, the greenhouse effect is a very good thing. No scientist would ever challenge that statement. The greenhouse effect is an entirely natural process. It was taking place long before the first lump of coal was ever burnt or the first cow let one rip.
But what exactly is it and how does it work?
The explanation starts with energy waves, presented here on the electromagnetic spectrum. Radio waves, light, x-rays… they’re all basically the same thing. We often think of them as travelling in waves and the thing that makes them different from each other is the length of that wave. To understand the greenhouse effect we’re interested in infrared waves, a fancy term for heat waves, as well as visible light. Notice that infrared waves have a longer wavelength than light waves. That’s an important detail.
As you probably know, we get our energy from the Sun. The energy from the Sun reaching our planet is mostly in the form of light energy. We’ll call this shortwave radiation to keep things simple.
Some of that energy is absorbed by the planet’s surface, causing an increase in temperature. Energy that has been absorbed and warmed an object can be then be released, but it isn’t released as light energy. The energy is released, or re-emitted, to use the correct term, as infrared waves (heat, in other words). Remember that these heat waves have a longer wavelength than the light waves that first reached the surface. From here on in we’ll call these infrared waves long wave radiation.
Next, let’s look space. Space is cold. Its baseline temperature is about -270 degrees Celsius. Very cold indeed. Far too cold for life to exist. Fortunately, since our planet orbits close to the Sun (close in astronomical terms, that is) we are kept well above that temperature.
However, if the Earth were to absorb and re-emit energy the way I’ve already described, and all of that long wave radiation is allowed to leave the Earth system, the average temperature of the surface would be around -18 degrees Celcius. That’s better than the -270 of space, but still fairly cold. We know the Earth isn’t really that cold… so what are we missing? Enter the greenhouse effect.
Fortunately for us, specific gases in our atmosphere, gases such as carbon dioxide, methane and others, all known as greenhouse gases, are able to absorb and re-emit the long wave radiation coming from the surface of the Earth. Now remember, shortwave radiation reaches us from the Sun, but long wave radiation is radiated from the surface. These greenhouse gases are not able absorb short wave radiation reaching the Earth. Consequently, they let the Sun’s energy in, but then trap some of it as it tries to leave. This trapping of heat energy obviously raises the temperature in the atmosphere, Earth’s surface and it’s oceans.
So basically, our atmosphere traps some of the heat energy in the Earth system, keeping it that bit more warm. As a result of Earth’s natural greenhouse effect the average temperature on our planet is about 15 degrees Celsius, 33 degrees warmer than it would be without any greenhouse effect.
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Greenhouse effect.
In a greenhouse, the sun's heat can come in but cannot go out. The trapped heat warms the greenhouse. This trapped heat helps in controlled g...
Greenhouse effect.
In a greenhouse, the sun's heat can come in but cannot go out. The trapped heat warms the greenhouse. This trapped heat helps in controlled growth of plants.
If there were no greenhouse gases to trap the sun's radiation the earth would be a very cold place where we would not survive.
This trapping of heat to keep the earth warm is called greenhouse effect.
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Greenhouse effect.
In a greenhouse, the sun's heat can come in but cannot go out. The trapped heat warms the greenhouse. This trapped heat helps in controlled growth of plants.
If there were no greenhouse gases to trap the sun's radiation the earth would be a very cold place where we would not survive.
This trapping of heat to keep the earth warm is called greenhouse effect.
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What is the Greenhouse Effect? - The Environment for Kids (Updated Version)
Educational video for children to learn what the Greenhouse Effect is and how it works. The Earth is surrounded by the atmosphere, a thin gaseous layer which al...
Educational video for children to learn what the Greenhouse Effect is and how it works. The Earth is surrounded by the atmosphere, a thin gaseous layer which allows part of the solar radiation to penetrate. To do that, this layer contains gases called "greenhouse effect gases", whose mission is to absorb part of that, and maintain the temperature of the planet. One of the main greenhouse effect gases is CO2, also known as carbon dioxide. In this video, children will find out that the increase of these gases is harmful for the Earth and they will look at several examples related to the cause of this increase like the Industrial Revolution, traffic, electricity consumption, factory production, massive farming or wildfires. At the end of the video, children will be able to explore ways to prevent this situation from getting worse like recycling, using renewable energies, electric transportation or reducing the use of plastic containers.
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Educational video for children to learn what the Greenhouse Effect is and how it works. The Earth is surrounded by the atmosphere, a thin gaseous layer which allows part of the solar radiation to penetrate. To do that, this layer contains gases called "greenhouse effect gases", whose mission is to absorb part of that, and maintain the temperature of the planet. One of the main greenhouse effect gases is CO2, also known as carbon dioxide. In this video, children will find out that the increase of these gases is harmful for the Earth and they will look at several examples related to the cause of this increase like the Industrial Revolution, traffic, electricity consumption, factory production, massive farming or wildfires. At the end of the video, children will be able to explore ways to prevent this situation from getting worse like recycling, using renewable energies, electric transportation or reducing the use of plastic containers.
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