global greenhouse effect (steady-state) vs. global warming (disturbed steady-state)
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Earth’s Energy Balance
• Visible and UV light from sun through atmosphere to earth
• Energy absorbed by earth
• Infrared light radiated from earth
• 84% of radiated IR light absorbed by “Greenhouse Gases”
• Energy in = Energy out
Disturbed Energy Balance
• Additional carbon dioxide in atmosphere
• >84% of radiated IR light absorbed by “Greenhouse Gases”
• Energy out<Energy inEnhanced greenhouse effect
What’s a Greenhouse Gas??
•CH4 (methane), H2O (water), CO2 (carbon dioxide)
•NOT N2 (nitrogen), O2 (oxygen)
A greenhouse gas absorbs IR radiation
Greenhouse Gases absorb radiation in the
IR region•For an absorption to occur, the
overall charge distribution in the molecule must change.
You must be able to make he molecule non-symmetric
Molecular “SHAPE”From 2D Lewis Structures to 3D
shapes
“ Electron groups around an atom will orient themselves as far
apart as possible”
Two ways to quantify
•How many?–Particles–Moles of particles
•What mass?–Atomic weight (isotope average)
–Molar mass
True, False or Maybe?1. Carbon dioxide contributes to
an elevated global temperature.2. The concentration of CO2 in the
atmosphere has been increasing.
3. The increase in CO2 is due to human activity.
True, False or Maybe? Cont.
4. There has been an increase in average global temperature during the past century?
5. The greenhouse gases generated by human activity are responsible for the temperature increase.
True, False or Maybe? Cont.
6. The average global temperature will continue to increase as human emissions of greenhouse gases increase.