GEOLOGY

EARTH SCIENCE

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Earth would be too cold to support life without ____
A
global warming
B
the greenhouse effect
C
tropics
D
seasons
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -’Greenhouse gases’ are crucial to keeping our planet at a suitable temperature for life. Without the natural greenhouse effect, the heat emitted by the Earth would simply pass outwards from the Earth’s surface into space and the Earth would have an average temperature of about-20°C.

Detailed explanation-2: -The survival on earth without greenhouse gases is not possible because in absence of the greenhouse gases like CO2, water vapour, methane etc., the overall temperature of the earth will go down and it will become a frozen ball of ice.

Detailed explanation-3: -Without any greenhouse gases, Earth would be an icy wasteland. Greenhouse gases keep our planet livable by holding onto some of Earth’s heat energy so that it doesn’t all escape into space. This heat trapping is known as the greenhouse effect.

Detailed explanation-4: -According to scientists, the average temperature of Earth would drop from 14˚C (57˚F) to as low as –18˚C (–0.4˚F), without the greenhouse effect. Some greenhouse gases come from natural sources, for example, evaporation adds water vapor to the atmosphere.

Detailed explanation-5: -The greenhouse effect is the way in which heat is trapped close to Earth’s surface by “greenhouse gases.” These heat-trapping gases can be thought of as a blanket wrapped around Earth, keeping the planet toastier than it would be without them.

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