THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT

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THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT
GASES IN THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE TRAP THE HEAT
TRYING TO ESCAPE THE EARTH -----(TERRSTRIAL
RADIATION)-----, CAUSING A TEMPERATURE
INCREASE. THIS IS A NATURAL PROCESS
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THE SUN
EARTHS ATMOSPHERE
INSOLATION VISIBLE LIGHT -EASILY PASSES THROUGH
THE ATMOSPHERE, WARMING THE EARTH but
TERRESTRIAL RADIATION IN THE FORM OF HEAT- or
INFRARED With longer wavelengths are blocked by
the gases in the atmosphere
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WE CALL IT THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT BECAUE THE
GASES ACT JUST LIKE THE GLASS IN A GREENHOUSE,
TRAPPING IN THE HEAT.
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GREENHOUSE GASES INCLUDE WATER VAPOR CARBON
DIOXIDE METHANE, ETC. POLLUTION FROM FOSSIL
FUEL ADDS EXTRA GREENHOUSE GASES TO THE
ATMOSPHERE CAUSING INCREASED GLOBAL WARMING-
GLACIERS MELTING, SEA LEVEL RISE,etc