GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Credit: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The greenhouse effect is the way in which heat is trapped close to Earth’s surface by “greenhouse gases.” These heat-trapping gases can be thought of as a blanket wrapped around Earth, keeping the planet toastier than it would be without them.

Detailed explanation-2: -The greenhouse effect is a process that occurs when gases in Earth’s atmosphere trap the Sun’s heat. This process makes Earth much warmer than it would be without an atmosphere. The greenhouse effect is one of the things that makes Earth a comfortable place to live.

Detailed explanation-3: -The greenhouse effect is a warming of the earth’s surface caused by the process of methane, carbon dioxide, water vapors, and other gases in the earth’s atmosphere. These gases are known as greenhouse gasses and of these gasses, the water vapors are found to have the largest effect.

Detailed explanation-4: -Greenhouse gas molecules in the atmosphere absorb light, preventing some of it from escaping the Earth. This heats up the atmosphere and raises the planet’s average temperature.

Detailed explanation-5: -The greenhouse effect causes the atmosphere to retain heat Greenhouse gases like water vapor (H2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), and methane (CH4) absorb energy, slowing or preventing the loss of heat to space. In this way, GHGs act like a blanket, making Earth warmer than it would otherwise be.