2006-11-08 05:07:15 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Greenhouse effect refers to the manner in which the buildup of certain gases trap a certain percent of the suns rays from reflecting back into space. This percentage of the suns rays are re-reflected back into the earth's atmosphere, which causes an average overall warming of the earth's climate. The effect is similar to the way that sunlight is reflected back upon itself within a greenhouse, causing the air inside a greenhouse to be warmer than the air outside.
2006-11-08 05:11:37 · answer #1 · answered by badkitty1969 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Greenhouse effect is somewhat the principle how gases such as CO(sub2) or Carbon Dioxide causes heat to be trapped and unable to escape.
The greenhouse effect, in turn, causes the heating of the earth called "global warming", characterized by increase of global temperatures.
2006-11-08 05:38:23 · answer #2 · answered by Amiel 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The greenhouse effect has always been a part of our biosphere, it's just that due to the effects of industrial pollution, they are being accelerated ahead of it's natural pace. That is, due to our impact on this planet in large part to the population and the means to continue our prosperity, we have sped up the cycle. In so doing, we are artificially causing global warming which in and of itself is a naturally occurring, long-duration process.
2006-11-08 06:45:31 · answer #3 · answered by Awesome Bill 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What happens inside a greenhouse, even if it's located in a cold environment (like space perhaps?), is the same for what is happening in the earth's atmosphere-- it's staying warmer than it should.
2006-11-08 05:22:56 · answer #4 · answered by Double O 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The green house effect is what is responsible for life on this planet; How it is responsible for climate change, is that humans are increasingly putting more greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
2006-11-08 05:10:35 · answer #5 · answered by Kelly L 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The destruction of any type of forests will outcome on international warming because of the fact the tree shrink the quantity of carbon dioxide that's the main atmoshperic gase which finally ends up up in international warming.
2016-12-17 06:29:38 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here's an explanation with an animation that makes it easy to understand:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/sci_nat/04/climate_change/html/greenhouse.stm
2006-11-08 05:15:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Look up the carbon cycle on google or wikipedia.com
2006-11-08 06:33:26 · answer #8 · answered by E Blizzle 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋