Question

Describe the mechanism of the greenhouse effect properly.

Answer 1

Greenhouse effect:

• The increase in the temperature of the earth by trapping the radiation from the sun by the greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and water vapours in the atmosphere.
• The greenhouse effect happens because of greenhouse gases, which include carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapours.

Mechanism of greenhouse effect:

• When the radiation from the sun falls on the earth, the earth absorbs that radiation which increases the temperature of the earth.
• Due to the increase in the temperature of the earth, the earth starts emitting those radiations with low intensity.
• The greenhouse gases trap these low-intensity radiations and increase the temperature of the earth.