Comparisons:
· Both processes contribute to Earth’s temperature/global warming
· Same amount of heat energy is produced by the sun & reaches the atmosphere
· Sun’s production of energy is a major role in greenhouse and enhanced greenhouse effect
· CO2 plays a major role in existence of both processes
· CO2 & other gases block transmission of long wavelength radiation
· Most of the radiation is prevented from leaving Earth’s atmosphere – hence the energy is trapped, warming the earth
Contrasts:
· Enhanced greenhouse effect is due to human activity
· Greenhouse effect is a natural process
· Enhanced greenhouse effect = less energy escapes back into space & increases earth’s temperature by 0.18⁰C every decade
· Enhanced greenhouse effect = levels of gases in atmosphere, especially CO2 have increased à‘blanket’ of gases becomes thicker, which enhances the greenhouse effect
· Greenhouse effect keeps earth at a temperature to sustain life à required for Earth’s species survival
· Greenhouse effect = CO2 naturally cycled through environment during photosynthesis/respiration
· Greenhouse effect = Amount of CO2 in atmosphere has remained stable as it’s absorbed into living systems & released back into atmosphere
· Both processes contribute to Earth’s temperature/global warming
· Same amount of heat energy is produced by the sun & reaches the atmosphere
· Sun’s production of energy is a major role in greenhouse and enhanced greenhouse effect
· CO2 plays a major role in existence of both processes
· CO2 & other gases block transmission of long wavelength radiation
· Most of the radiation is prevented from leaving Earth’s atmosphere – hence the energy is trapped, warming the earth
Contrasts:
· Enhanced greenhouse effect is due to human activity
· Greenhouse effect is a natural process
· Enhanced greenhouse effect = less energy escapes back into space & increases earth’s temperature by 0.18⁰C every decade
· Enhanced greenhouse effect = levels of gases in atmosphere, especially CO2 have increased à‘blanket’ of gases becomes thicker, which enhances the greenhouse effect
· Greenhouse effect keeps earth at a temperature to sustain life à required for Earth’s species survival
· Greenhouse effect = CO2 naturally cycled through environment during photosynthesis/respiration
· Greenhouse effect = Amount of CO2 in atmosphere has remained stable as it’s absorbed into living systems & released back into atmosphere