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1)The greenhouse effect is a natural process that warms the Earth’s surface. 2)When the Sun’s energy reaches the Earth’s atmosphere, some of it is reflected back to space and the rest is absorbed and re-radiated by greenhouse gases. 3 )Greenhouse gases include water vapour, carbon...
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1)The greenhouse effect is a natural process that warms the Earth’s surface. 2)When the Sun’s energy reaches the Earth’s atmosphere, some of it is reflected back to space and the rest is absorbed and re-radiated by greenhouse gases. 3 )Greenhouse gases include water vapour, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, ozone and some artificial chemicals such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). 4)The absorbed energy warms the atmosphere and the surface of the Earth. 5) Increasing greenhouse gases in the atmosphere trap heat which is more than required, without letting it radiate back in space, this leads to global warming. read less
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Some gases like carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide prevent the escape of heat from the Earth’s surface by trapping it. This increases the average temperature of the Earth. This is called the green house effect. An increase in the content of such gases would lead to a situation of global war...
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Some gases like carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide prevent the escape of heat from the Earth’s surface by trapping it. This increases the average temperature of the Earth. This is called the green house effect. An increase in the content of such gases would lead to a situation of global warming. read less
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