Greenhouse Effect

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What is the Greenhouse Effect?

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The Greenhouse Effect is the process by which certain gases in Earth's atmosphere trap heat, preventing it from escaping back into space, thus warming the planet.

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Which layer of the atmosphere contains the highest concentration of greenhouse gases?

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Troposphere.

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What is the primary cause of the greenhouse effect?

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Burning of fossil fuels.

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What gas in Earth's atmosphere absorbs most of the damaging high-energy UV radiation from the Sun?

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Ozone layer.

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What are greenhouse gases?

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Greenhouse gases are gases that trap heat in the atmosphere, including 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 absorb and re-radiate heat, leading to an increase in Earth's average temperature.

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What human activities contribute to the increase of greenhouse gases?

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Burning fossil fuels, deforestation, and industrial processes.

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What is the role of the ozone layer?

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The ozone layer protects life on Earth by absorbing most of the Sun's harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation.

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What is the difference between weather and climate?

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Weather refers to short-term atmospheric conditions, while climate is the long-term average of weather patterns in a specific area.

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What is global warming?

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Global warming is the long-term rise in Earth's average surface temperature due to human activities, primarily the increase of greenhouse gases.

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