Question about Global Warming and CO2..?

Question

Okay, according to Al Gore the Global Warming community, the suns rays are coming in, bouncing of the ocean and getting trapt in our atmos. by Carbon...If CO2 can keep it from leaving the planet, how is it able to enter in the first place?

Answer 1

basic chemistry:
atoms absorb energy and become excited.
when they absorb enough energy they release it in the form of photon energy.
the energy they release are not reflected.
it is distributed to other atoms near them.
thus trapping them within clouds of atoms that trap the energy/
*this does depend on the type of atom or molecule, because some substances do reflect, CO2 does not reflect it, it traps it.

if the energy was to meet a substance that reflects it prior to being trapped by CO2(which trapps alot of energy before rleasing it) then there would be no problem, butit does not.

this effect, between all greenhouse gases is what allows our planet to be warm enough to support life, unfortunately greenhouse concentration is growing and unbalancing the natural effect.

Answer 2

Hmm-m...Confusing question...

How is the heat, how is the Sun's Light, or how is the Carbon Dioxide entering - - in the first place... Which do you mean?

The Sun's rays shine down on us from above on days with no clouds.

The Earth is heated.

Insulating the Earth is an Atmosphere which holds the heat close to the surface of the Earth.

The atmosphere is mainly Nitrogen, with some Oxygen and some Carbon Dioxide. There are other gases there also in small amounts. We breathe oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide. Combustion machinery does the same thing. It combines fuel with oxygen and exhausts carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide + some soot.

Green plants, evergreen trees and evergreen shrubs eat carbon dioxide and give off oxygen. Cut down the trees and shrubs, pull up all the grasses, and you get a place where there is little sweetness in the air (lack of oxygen). This is especially true in cities and towns.

Answer 3

The Earth is not a sun. A short assay: The Sun creates the rays which permeates the Stratosphere that warms the planet. The vast amount of co2 emissions reach an area near the stratus. the layer of ozone above this co2 is depleting quickly as it is trying to do its job in of cleansing the atmosphere of airborne particulates. Ozone is naturally created here on the surface of the planet. as ozone lifts it way to the upper atmosphere its path is thwarted by this blanket of co2,cfc's,and others man made, as well as gases produced by volcano's,burning, wild fires and other naturally occurring events. ozone is 3 oxygen molecules and is heavier than co2 which attaches to ozone as it attempts to pass this protective layer of ozone and back to earth both come. Mother earth just cannot keep up with the production of ozone to match the amount of gases that are released as stated above. now the co2 blanket is keeping the heat inside the lower atmosphere which is why we are experiencing all the climatic changes that are occuring. I could have went into the functions of the sun. I do think you are smarter than that of the question you pose.

Answer 4

this is the green house effect. the sunlight from the sun enters the atmosphere. if the carbondioxide content is more in the atmosphere , it will trap the light rays and heat to bounce back. thus it will increase the temperature of surroundings . simple!

Answer 5

good question, the answer is a bit more complicated than you think
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenhouse_effect