2. DEFINITION
The Greenhouse effect is a process by which
thermal radiation from a planetary suface is
absorbed by atmospheric green house gases, and
is radiated in all directions.
6. Gases
CO2 - Carbon Dioxide
MH4 - Methane
O2 – Oxygen Gas
O3 - Ozone
N2 – Nitrogen Gas
Ar – Argon Gas
H2 – Hydrogen Gas
He - Helium
7. Increase in CO2
Increased by the burning of fossil fuels- coal, oil, and
gas
Too much is harmful to our planet
Creates a cycle of
Carbon Dioxide
within our atmosphere
Contributes to the
hole in the ozone
layer
10. Ozone Layer
Three oxygen atoms bonded together
Forms a layer above earth that protects us from
harmful UVA UVB rays
The ozone hole is a depletion of the ozone in
the atmosphere.
11. What is causing thinning Ozone
Hole?
Cars
Factories
Pollution
Deforestation