What factors affect Earth temperature?

The temperature of the Earth depends on many factors, including the concentration of greenhouse gases such as water vapour, methane and carbon dioxide. The Earth’s temperature also depends on the rates at which light radiation and infrared radiation are: absorbed by the Earth’s surface and atmosphere.

What are the 4 main things that affect temperature on earth?

Although many factors combine to influence weather, the four main ones are solar radiation, the amount of which changes with Earth’s tilt, orbital distance from the sun and latitude, temperature, air pressure and the abundance of water.

What are the 3 factors that affect Earth’s climate?

3.1 Factors affecting climate

• distance from the sea.
• ocean currents.
• direction of prevailing winds.
• shape of the land (known as ‘relief’ or ‘topography’)
• distance from the equator.
• the El Niño phenomenon.

How does temperature affect climate?

Higher temperatures mean that heat waves are likely to happen more often and last longer, too. Warmer temperatures can also lead to a chain reaction of other changes around the world. That’s because increasing air temperature also affects the oceans, weather patterns, snow and ice, and plants and animals.

What are the factors that influence the temperature of an area and how?

The factors that affect the temperature in a specific area are:

• the latitude. height above sea level. distance from the sea. ocean currents.
• height above sea level. distance from the sea. ocean currents. prevailing winds.
• distance from the sea. ocean currents. prevailing winds.
• ocean currents. prevailing winds.
• prevailing winds.

What are the major causes of greenhouse effect?

The major causes of the greenhouse effect are:

• Burning of Fossil Fuels. Fossil fuels are an important part of our lives.
• Deforestation.
• Farming.
• Industrial Waste and Landfills.
• Global Warming.
• Depletion of Ozone Layer.
• Smog and Air Pollution.
• Acidification of Water Bodies.

What is the biggest contributor to greenhouse gases?

Transportation (29 percent of 2019 greenhouse gas emissions) – The transportation sector generates the largest share of greenhouse gas emissions. Greenhouse gas emissions from transportation primarily come from burning fossil fuel for our cars, trucks, ships, trains, and planes.