Hello everybody
In the last lesson T&U we had the task to draw or write the definition of the greenhouse effect.
We also had to explain each other how the greenhouse effect works.
Here you can find the explanation for the greenhouse effect:
The greenhouse effect is a process that occurs when gases in Earth's atmosphere trap the Sun's heat. This process makes Earth much warmer than it would be without an atmosphere. The greenhouse effect is one of the things that makes Earth a comfortable place to live.
As you might expect from the name, the greenhouse effect works … like a greenhouse! A greenhouse is a building with glass walls and a glass roof. Greenhouses are used to grow plants, such as tomatoes and tropical flowers.
A greenhouse stays warm inside, even during the winter. In the daytime, sunlight shines into the greenhouse and warms the plants and air inside. At nighttime, it's colder outside, but the greenhouse stays pretty warm inside. That's because the glass walls of the greenhouse trap the Sun's heat.
During the day, the Sun shines through the atmosphere. Earth's surface warms up in the sunlight. At night, Earth's surface cools, releasing heat back into the air. But some of the heat is trapped by the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. That's what keeps our Earth a warm and cozy 58 degrees Fahrenheit (14 degrees Celsius), on average.
source: greenhouse effect
The most dangerous greenhouse gases are:
- water vapour
- carbon dioxide
- methane
- nitrous oxide
- ozone
source: greenhouse gases
Here you can find my drawing:
If you are interested in how the greenhouse effect occurs, please take a look on my post.
Thank you for reading my post! I hope you like it!
Tamara Keller, BM2 Teilzeit 2019