BRIEF DISCUSSION ON GREENHOUSE

EFFECT

PRESENTED BY: MANDALINA GHOSH

RAJA N.L. KHAN WOMEN’S COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS)
DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY
M.SC. 3RD SEMESTER
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GREENHOUSE EFFECT
CONTENT
SIntroduction

 Gasses
 Cause
 Effect
 Summary
 INTRODUCTION
Greenhouse effect is the mechanism by which thermal
radiation from earth’s surface is reabsorbed by
greenhouse gases and redirected in all directions. Some of
the major green house gases are water vapour, carbon
dioxide, methane and ozone. Most of these gases are poor
absorbers of solar radiation, therefore allowing much of
the solar energy to pass through the earth’s atmosphere
thereby warming up the earth’s surface.
Why is it called the greenhouse
effect ?
It’s called the greenhouse effect because the atmosphere keeps
the earth warm – just like a greenhouse.
In the atmosphere, however, it isn’t a sheet of glass, but gases
that absorb the radiation and re-emit it back to earth.

The gases in the atmosphere that act like

glass in a greenhouse and are called
greenhouse gases.
 GASSES
• -Carbon Dioxide
• MH4 - Methane
• O2 – Oxygen Gas
• O3 - Ozone
• N2– Nitrogen Gas
• Ar – Argon Gas
• H2 – Hydrogen Gas
• He – Helium
• CFCs- Chlorofluorocarbons
 Brief Discussion on some gasses
• The natural sources of
Organic Decay, Forest
fires,Volcanoes
• The man made sources of
Burning fossil fules-car and
factory emissions, electricity
generation
• Effect on climate
60%
• The natural sources of Methane
Wetlands, Organic decay,Termites
• The man made sources of Methane
Natural gas & oil extraction, Biomass
Burning,Rice Cultivation, Cattle,Refuse
landfills
• Effect on climate
15%
• The natural sources of CFCs
None
• The man made sources of CFCs
Refrigerators, Aerosol, spray
propellants, Cleaning solvents
Effect on climate
16%
• The natural sources of Nitrous
Oxide
Forests, Grasslands,Oceans,Solis,soil
cultivation,Fertilizers
• The man made sources of Nitrous
Oxide
Biomass burning,Burning of fossil
fules
Effect on climate
 CAUSE
 Cars
 Factories
 Pollution
 Deforestation
 EFFECT
 Climate change
 Harms animals’ habitats
 Decrease crop production
 Flooding
 Drought
 Hurricanes
 SUMMARY
• Greenhouse gasses, like , absorb infrared radiation reflected
from the earth that would otherwise escape.
• This is re-emitted back into the lower atmosphere and earth’s
surface, heating them up.
• It takes the earth warm and livable
• As we increase the amount of greenhouse gases, the earth
warms up more and more, which cause problems
 REFFERENCE
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