Drag and drop text into the correct blanks in the following statement: In the greenhouse effect, is absorbed by the Earth's surface. The surface then re-radiates this energy as radiation. This energy is absorbed by greenhouse gases or gases in the atmosphere visible light heat infrared radiation
Drag and drop text into the correct blanks in the following statement: In the greenhouse effect, is absorbed by the Earth's surface. The surface then re-radiates this energy as radiation. This energy is absorbed by greenhouse gases or gases in the atmosphere visible light heat infrared radiation
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Transcribed Image Text:Drag and drop text into the correct blanks in the following statement: In the greenhouse effect,
is absorbed by the Earth's surface. The surface then re-radiates this energy as
radiation. This energy is absorbed by greenhouse gases
or
gases in the atmosphere
visible light
heat
infrared radiation
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The greenhouse gases act like an umbrella above the earth and soak up infrared radiation from the sun. Some of this radiation is radiated back to the earth and re-radiated as visible light and heat radiation. The main greenhouse gases are methane, water vapour, ozone, carbon dioxide etc.
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