7 The Greenhouse Effect

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Sunlight (solar radiation) passes through the atmosphere and warms the Earth.

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The Earth then radiates heat back towards space as infrared radiation.

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Certain gases in the atmosphere, known as greenhouse gases, trap some of this outgoing infrared radiation, preventing it from escaping into space.

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This trapped heat warms the lower atmosphere and the Earth's surface.