Greenhouse Effect Los Gatos High School温室效应洛斯加托斯中学.pptVIP

The Greenhouse Effect A lot of the light that comes from the sun, doesn’t make it to the surface of the earth. X-rays, a lot of incoming IR and UV are absorbed before they reach the surface. Some of the light that reaches the earth’s surface is changed to IR and is trapped by “Greenhouse Gases” in the atmosphere. How does a Greenhouse work? What’s different about the two waves shown in the picture? Different wavelengths Visible light (from the sun) Has shorter wavelengths Can pass through glass/ greenhouse gases. Infrared light (heat) Has longer wavelengths. Cannot pass through glass/ gree