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They're commonly called 'greenhouse gasses'.

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Q: What is the name that scientists give to substances in our atmosphere that allow light in but do not allow heat to escape?
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How does the natural greenhouse effect allow life to exist?

Natural greenhouse effect maintain the temperature of earth in night because if it will not so there will have too cold at night.carbon dioxide present in the atmosphere allows the light to come in earth surface and it allows only 10% of the light to escape out into space.


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How does carbon dioxide in earths atmosphere allow earth to support life?

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How does too much CO2 in the atmosphere effect the climate?

CO2 is a greenhouse gas. Too much CO2 in the atmosphere will make the climate hotter because it acts like a 'greenhouse' or blanket as it insulates heat in the atmosphere. CO2 allows heat to pass into the atmosphere but it doesn't allow heat to pass out into space. Too much CO2 in the atmosphere would trap the heat in the atmosphere, causing climate change.


What are the characteristics properties of earth that make life possible as we know it?

First of all, we are in what the scientists call the 'Goldilocks zone' because we are in the small region of space which is cold enough to hold water without it boiling, and warm enough to allow it to stay a liquid. Secondly, there is the atmosphere which contains 20% oxygen, allowing is to breathe and 78% Nitrogen, 1% Argon, 0.04% Carbon dioxide and various other gases. The atmosphere also blocks harmful radiation from the sun, such as the ozone layer blocking much Ultra violet radiation from reaching us. This atmosphere also prevents meteors from hitting the earth, producing shooting stars. There is also the abundance of plants which use the light from the sun to photosynthesise and produce oxygen, enriching our atmosphere. It is thought that if plants were to be put on Saturn's moon Titan, the mainly nitrogen atmosphere would begin to contain oxygen and therefore allow life to develop.

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