Greenhouse Effect Review

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What are greenhouse gases?

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Gases in the atmosphere, such as water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide, that help maintain the Earth's temperatures and climate.

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What is the greenhouse effect?

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The warming of a planet due to trapped heat from the sun.

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What happens to solar energy absorbed by Earth's surfaces?

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It is changed into heat that radiates back into the atmosphere.

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What is the impact of melting glaciers and polar ice caps?

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It will result in rising sea levels.

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Name four major greenhouse gases.

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Water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide.

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How do greenhouse gases affect Earth's temperature?

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They trap heat in the atmosphere, preventing it from escaping into space.

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What is one consequence of increased greenhouse gases?

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Global warming and climate change.

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What role does carbon dioxide play in the greenhouse effect?

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It absorbs and re-emits infrared radiation, contributing to the warming of the atmosphere.

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What is the difference between the greenhouse effect and global warming?

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The greenhouse effect is a natural process, while global warming refers to the recent increase in Earth's average temperature due to human activities.

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What is radiation in the context of the greenhouse effect?

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The process by which heat from the Earth's surface is emitted as infrared radiation.