1. Understanding the Greenhouse Effect Sara Kalinowski and Ellen Cercena

2. Earth receives most of it’s energy from the sun. This energy is called radiation. radiation

3. The solar energy passes through the atmospheric gases and reaches Earth’s surface.

4. Earth absorbs this energy, but releases it back as infrared radiation. Some releases back into space and some stay trapped in the atmosphere.

5. The infrared that are trapped in the atmosphere are absorbed by gases and re-emit the energy as heat.

6. The three gases that contribute the most to the Greenhouse Effect are carbon dioxide, methane, and water. H2O CH4 CO2

7. The rising temperatures cause ice caps to melt and rising sea level.