CO2 Absorbs IR Energy: An Art X Science Climate Change Collab (In the Greenhouse 21)

The spectrum of sunlight extends from wavelengths too short of our eyes to see, through visible light, and into longer wavelengths that are also invisible to us. When sunlight encounters the objects in our environment, its behavior depends on its wavelength. When visible wavelengths are reflected we see different colors. When longer infrared wavelengths are absorbed, objects heat up. Today we do two experiments with two different wavelengths of light--visible and infrared--to better understand some of the basic processes responsible for the temperature of the atmosphere.

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