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    1) The document calculates Earth's expected temperature based on inputs from the sun and finds it should be -19.5°C. 2) However, the actual average temperature is around 16.85°C because certain gases in the atmosphere, like carbon dioxide, trap heat in a process called the greenhouse effect. 3) The greenhouse effect is important for life as it makes Earth warmer than it would be otherwise, but rising greenhouse gas levels are now causing the planet to warm too much.

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    1) The document calculates Earth's expected temperature based on inputs from the sun and finds it should be -19.5°C. 2) However, the actual average temperature is around 16.85°C because certain gases in the atmosphere, like carbon dioxide, trap heat in a process called the greenhouse effect. 3) The greenhouse effect is important for life as it makes Earth warmer than it would be otherwise, but rising greenhouse gas levels are now causing the planet to warm too much.

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    1) The document calculates Earth's expected temperature based on inputs from the sun and finds it should be -19.5°C. 2) However, the actual average temperature is around 16.85°C because certain gases in the atmosphere, like carbon dioxide, trap heat in a process called the greenhouse effect. 3) The greenhouse effect is important for life as it makes Earth warmer than it would be otherwise, but rising greenhouse gas levels are now causing the planet to warm too much.

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    Muhamad Fudolah 29115401

    ENEMBA CLASS

    HOW HOT IS OUR PLANET?

    SUN
    Knowing by data:
    = 1372 w/m2

    = 5,67 1018 2 4 ; Stefan Boltzmann constant


    = 0.3
    Rearth = 6.371.000 meters

    EARTH

    Rearth= 6.371.000 meters


    2
    metersw/m

    = 1372 w/m2

    EARTH

    Answer:

    Fin= x (1-) x Rearth2 and = 4 + 4 ; So


    Fin = Fout
    x (1-) x Rearth2 = T4 x 4Rearth2
    x (1-) = 4 T4
    4

    =
    4

    (1 )
    4

    1372(1 0.3)
    = 255 273.15 = 19.5
    45.67108

    Today earth temperature approximately around 290 kelvin or 16.850c, so why is Earth's
    temperature so much warmer than our calculations predicted? Certain gases in the atmosphere
    trap some extra heat, warming our planet like a blanket. This extra warming is called
    the greenhouse effect. Without it, our planet would be a frozen ball of ice. Thanks to the natural
    greenhouse effect, Earth is comfortable place for life as we know it. However, too much of a
    good thing can cause problems. In recent decades, a rise in the amount of greenhouse gases
    has begun to warm Earth a bit too much.

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