BIOL 1500 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Chloroplast, Shortwave Radiation, Rubisco
10 Apr 2016
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Earth has warmed 0. 25 degrees celsius per decade in the twentieth century. Global warming the progressive increase of earths average temperature that has been occurring over the last century: caused by increases in particular gases in earths atmosphere. Water vapour, carbon dioxide, methane, and ozone. Co2 is most important greenhouse gas to control because it is the most prevalent. While climate is constantly changing, human-caused global warming has accelerated this change. Heat is the total amount of energy associated with the movement of atoms and molecules in a substance: temperature is the measure of heat intensity. Water plays a huge role in regulating temperature on earth, absorbing heat, and releasing it in an absence of sun or warmth. 7. 1. 1 global warming and the greenhouse efect part a. Earth receives shortwave radiation from the sun (including visible and ultraviolet light), which is reflected as longwave (infrared) radiation: ir radiation is trapped in greenhouse effect.
