The Natural Greenhouse Effect (Leaving Cert Chemistry): Quizzes
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What is the natural greenhouse effect?
What is the natural greenhouse effect?
Gases trap heat energy from the Sun
Who discovered the natural greenhouse effect?
Who discovered the natural greenhouse effect?
John Tyndall
What would Earth's average temperature be without the natural greenhouse effect?
What would Earth's average temperature be without the natural greenhouse effect?
What type of radiation does the Sun emit that reaches Earth?
What type of radiation does the Sun emit that reaches Earth?
Visible and ultraviolet radiation
What type of radiation does Earth emit back towards space?
What type of radiation does Earth emit back towards space?
Infrared radiation
Which greenhouse gas is most abundant from human activities?
Which greenhouse gas is most abundant from human activities?
Carbon dioxide ()
What is the Global Warming Potential (GWP) of methane?
What is the Global Warming Potential (GWP) of methane?
30
What is the Global Warming Potential (GWP) of nitrous oxide?
What is the Global Warming Potential (GWP) of nitrous oxide?
273
What is the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
What is the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
420 ppm
What is the residence time of methane in the atmosphere?
What is the residence time of methane in the atmosphere?
12 years
What percentage of Earth's natural greenhouse effect is water vapour responsible for?
What percentage of Earth's natural greenhouse effect is water vapour responsible for?
50-60%
Why is water vapour not assigned a Global Warming Potential value?
Why is water vapour not assigned a Global Warming Potential value?
It's naturally self-regulating