Question

Greenhouse effect was discovered by:
A. Fischer
B. Joseph Lister
C. Joseph Fourier
D. None

Answer 1

Hint: In order to answer this question, first we will mention the discoverer's name and then we will explain how the greenhouse effect was discovered. And then we will discuss more about the greenhouse effect.

Complete answer:
Joseph Fourier hypothesized the existence of the greenhouse effect in 1824, albeit it was not termed as such. Claude Pouillet added to the argument and evidence in 1827 and 1838.Infrared absorption and emission of various gases and vapours were originally measured by John Tyndall.

The greenhouse effect occurs when radiation from a planet's atmosphere warms the planet's surface to a higher temperature than it would be without the atmosphere. In the atmosphere of a planet, radioactively active gases (i.e. greenhouse gases) radiate energy in all directions. A portion of this radiation is reflected back to the surface, warming it.

The amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere determines the intensity of downward radiation, or the strength of the greenhouse effect. In the atmosphere of a planet, radioactively active gases (i.e. greenhouse gases) radiate energy in all directions. A portion of this radiation is reflected back to the surface, warming it. The amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere determines the intensity of downward radiation, or the strength of the greenhouse effect.

In the sense that physical greenhouses warm by a distinct mechanism, the term greenhouse effect is a little misnomer. The greenhouse effect as an atmospheric mechanism works by allowing heat to escape through radiative heat loss, but a classic greenhouse as a manmade structure prevents heat from escaping by convective heat loss. However, in both circumstances, the effect is an increase in temperature.

Hence, the correct option is C.

Note: The fact that our planet is warmer than it would be without an atmosphere is due to the ‘greenhouse effect.' It makes it possible for life to exist on Earth. Its operation is straightforward in theory. Heat is emitted from the earth's surface and absorbed by gases such as carbon dioxide and water vapour, which originate from the Sun. These, in turn, emit heat into the atmosphere. These, in turn, emit heat into the atmosphere. As a result, the average temperature of the surface and atmosphere rises above what it would be otherwise.