Greenhouse Effect

Climate

Overall weather in an area over a long period of time

Weather

The meteorological conditions: temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation

Greenhouse effect

Warming that results when solar radiation is trapped by the atmosphere

Greenhouse gases

Gases in Earth's atmosphere that trap heat near the surface

Carbon dioxide

A gas that is expelled from the body by the respiratory system

Methane

A gas produced by bacteria from hydrogen and carbon dioxide

Reflect

To bend or throw back light or heat; to fold or turn back

Absorb

Take in or soak up (energy, or a liquid or other substance) by chemical or physical action, typically gradually

Fossil fuels

Coal, oil, and natural gases

Diagram

A drawing intended to explain how something works; uses labels to depict each part of an object

Biosphere

Part of Earth in which life exists including land, water, and air or atmosphere

Atmosphere

The envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet

Climate change

A change in global or regional climate patterns