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The Greenhouse Effect 3/5/14. 15-2b pgs. 398-401 IN: What do you think is the Greenhouse Effect?. The Greenhouse Effect – the natural heating process of a planet, such as the Earth, by which gases in the atmosphere trap thermal energy.
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The Greenhouse Effect 3/5/14 15-2b pgs. 398-401 IN: What do you think is the Greenhouse Effect?
The Greenhouse Effect – the natural heating process of a planet, such as the Earth, by which gases in the atmosphere trap thermal energy.
Particles that trap thermal energy are called “greenhouse gases”. • Scientists have hypothesized that an increase of these gases, may be causing an increase in the greenhouse effect.
Radiation balance is the balance between incoming and outgoing energy. • The amount coming in and going out must be equal for earth to remain livable.
OUT: Draw a diagram of The Greenhouse Effect. Go to the Library tomorrow