https://padlet.com/ChienyuX/xblh6v34mvb7 Chien-Yu Xiong & Annie Zhao en-us 2018-02-02 20:57:42 UTC 2025-09-29 16:17:11 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Hotsun.png ChienyuX https://padlet.com/ChienyuX/xblh6v34mvb7/wish/227680431 According to google radiation is "the emission of energy as electromagnetic waves or as moving subatomic particles, especially high-energy particles that cause ionization." In simpler terms, it is just energy traveling through space. ]]> 2018-02-02 21:03:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ChienyuX/xblh6v34mvb7/wish/227680431 ChienyuX https://padlet.com/ChienyuX/xblh6v34mvb7/wish/227680563 The Sun emits radiation from different forms of light. It is composed of light from UV light to infrared. Between this range includes visible light and other electromagnetic waves

]]> 2018-02-02 21:03:47 UTC https://padlet.com/ChienyuX/xblh6v34mvb7/wish/227680563 ChienyuX https://padlet.com/ChienyuX/xblh6v34mvb7/wish/227681145 Greenhouse gas is a gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect. The greenhouse effect refers to how the Earth's infrared light is not enough to repel the radiation from the Sun, causing the Earth to be consistently warmer as the amount of energy in the Earth's atmosphere increases. 

]]> 2018-02-02 21:06:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ChienyuX/xblh6v34mvb7/wish/227681145 ChienyuX https://padlet.com/ChienyuX/xblh6v34mvb7/wish/227681274 The energy of the sun that then penetrates the Earth's ozone (but a minimal amount leaves) is transferred through different electromagnetic waves and light from the Sun


]]> 2018-02-02 21:07:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ChienyuX/xblh6v34mvb7/wish/227681274 ChienyuX https://padlet.com/ChienyuX/xblh6v34mvb7/wish/227681356 Other things that may also increase the amount of greenhouse gas within our atmosphere and cause radiation include:
1. Buildings (on the ground)
2. Cosmic Rays
3. Artificial sources (Medical, Nuclear Power)
4. Foods and Drinks
5. Gasses

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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Buying products with minimal packaging will help to reduce waste. By recycling half of your household waste, you can save 2,400 pounds of carbon dioxide annually.

Use Less Heat and Air Conditioning
Turn down the heat while you’re sleeping at night or away during the day, and keep temperatures moderate at all times. Setting it just 2 degrees lower in winter and higher in summer could save about 2,000 pounds of carbon dioxide each year.

Replace Your Light Bulbs
Replace regular light bulbs with compact florescent light (CFL) bulbs. CFLs also last 10 times longer than incandescent bulbs, use two-thirds less energy, and give off 70 percent less heat. If every Canadian family replaced one regular light bulb with a CFL, it would eliminate 90 billion pounds of greenhouse gases, the same as taking 7.5 million cars off the road.

Drive Less and Drive Smart
Less driving means fewer emissions. Every gallon of gas you save keeps 20 pounds of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere.

Use Less Hot Water
Set your water heater at 120 degrees to save energy, and wrap it in an insulating blanket if it is more than 15 years old. Buy low-flow shower heads to save hot water and about 350 pounds of carbon dioxide yearly. Don't use hot water to wash your clothes, that change alone can save at least 500 pounds of carbon dioxide annually in most households.

Use the "Off" Switch
Remember to turn off the light to save energy.

Plant a Tree          
If you have the means to plant a tree, start digging. Trees absorb carbon dioxide and give off oxygen. A single tree will absorb approximately one ton of carbon dioxide during its lifetime.

]]> 2018-02-02 21:08:08 UTC https://padlet.com/ChienyuX/xblh6v34mvb7/wish/227681399 ChienyuX https://padlet.com/ChienyuX/xblh6v34mvb7/wish/227686409 Carbon dioxide as well as global warming are both potent dangers of the greenhouse effect, and the greenhouse gases that are released into the air. Even though some factors are uncontrollable, such as sunlight, we should work to preserve our atmosphere. ]]> 2018-02-02 21:33:33 UTC https://padlet.com/ChienyuX/xblh6v34mvb7/wish/227686409 ChienyuX https://padlet.com/ChienyuX/xblh6v34mvb7/wish/230840289 How can we prevent greenhouse gasses that come from sunlight?]]> 2018-02-12 21:27:10 UTC https://padlet.com/ChienyuX/xblh6v34mvb7/wish/230840289 ChienyuX https://padlet.com/ChienyuX/xblh6v34mvb7/wish/231290939 The greenhouse effect and gasses originate from the sun releasing energy into the atmosphere, however, that energy is not able to get out, causing the Earth to be consistently warmer. The name is related to a greenhouse, and how it manages to capture heat for the plants within by taking in the energy from the Sun but than creating a barrier to stop that heat from being released into the surrounding atmosphere.]]> 2018-02-13 20:52:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ChienyuX/xblh6v34mvb7/wish/231290939