P2.3 - More About Infrared Radiation (Finished?) Flashcards

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Make sure you don’t start explaining global warming in physics terms in geography

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Ok

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2
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Do you know about global warming?

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Good enough

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3
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This did not help

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Agreed

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4
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When does an object’s temperature increase (infrared radiation)?

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When it absorbs radiation faster than emitting it

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5
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Explain how greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere heat up Earth?

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Infrared radiation from the sun warms the ground. The heated ground then emits longer-wavelength i-radiation which is absorbed by molecules of greenhouse gases and re-emitted back down

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