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The earth would be too cold for life. Greenhouse gases have been essential for life on this planet, and have kept Earth warm for millions of years.

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Why do you need greenhouses?

Greenhouse gases are needed to keep the planet warm. If it was not for greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, the earth would be like the moon, warm during the day and frozen at night.


How does greenhouses gases affect Earth by?

trapping heat from sunlight reflected by Earth.


What is the one possible cause of global warming?

Burning fossil fuel adds greenhouses gases to the atmosphere.


Many scientists believe the greenhouses gases?

Many scientists believe that the greenhouses gases have contributed to the climate change due to increased concentrations of the gases in the atmosphere courtesy of human activities such as deforestation, and through fossil fuels.


The gases that surround the earth make up the?

atmosphere


Is Earth atmosphere abundant in gas?

The Earth atmosphere is formed from gases.


What name is given to gases which trap heat from the sun?

They are generally called Greenhouses gases, as greenhouses trap heat into the glass.


What type of science is greenhouse gases?

Greenhouse gases are studied in the field of environmental science, specifically in the subfield of climatology and atmosperic science. These gases include carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor, which play a role in trapping heat in Earth's atmosphere and contributing to the greenhouse effect.


What natural greenhouses gases are associated with the greenhouses effect?

A greenhouse gas is a gas in the atmosphere that takes in and releases radiation. The greenhouse effect is more of a process in which radiation is emitted in different directions after being absorbed by greenhouse gases.


The most abundant gases are nitrogen and?

The most abundant gases are nitrogen and oxygen in the Earth atmosphere.


What holds all the gases around earth?

Earth's gravity is what holds all the gases in the atmosphere around the planet. Gravity exerts a force that prevents the gases from escaping into space, creating the atmosphere that surrounds the Earth.


Where do greenhouses gases trap energy?

Greenhouse gases are very light but they change how sunlight is reflected back out into space in that greenhouse gases do not allow as much sunlight to be reflected. This increases the amount of energy held within the atmosphere and warms the planet