AP Environmental Science 9.3: The Greenhouse Effect

Greenhouse Effect

________: a natural process that traps heat near the Earths surface.

Greenhouse Gases

________: H2O, CO2 (holds heat for a longer time), CH4 (greater ability to hold in heat)

Troposphere

The Greenhouse Effect primarily affects the __________

Stratosphere

The ozone shield is located in the __________.

Methane

CH4, primary gas involved in the greenhouse effect

Water Vapor

H2O, primary gas involved in the greenhouse effect

Carbon Dioxide

CO2, primary gas involved in the greenhouse effect

Oxygen

O2, primary gas in the ozone shield

Ozone

O3, primary gas in the ozone shield

Greenhouse Gas Human Inputs

carbon dioxide (CO2)

chlorofluorocarbons(CFCs)

methane (CH4)

nitrous oxide (N2O)

Ozone Shield Human Inputs

chlorofluorocarbons \n (CFCs)

other stable halogen–containing gases (halogens = chlorine, fluorine, & bromine)

Ozone Shield

Absorbs most of the Sun's ultraviolet radiation