For example, what is the reason why greenhouse gases reflect heat from the Earth back to Earth, but not heat from the Sun back to the space?
From what I understand, it has something to do with radiation and emitted waves, but what exactly makes the difference?
In: Planetary Science
Heat isn’t reflected back to earth in the greenhouse effect. Heat stays trapped because certain gasses hold onto heat much more effectively. This is why people buy pizza stones to put in their ovens to help regulate the heat. When you open an oven door, the heat rushes out, but if you have a pizza stone in there, the stone has absorbed much of the energy and slowly releases it back into the oven.
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