The Earth is like a house with windows that let in sunlight, but also trap the heat. Imagine it’s winter and you open the windows, cold air comes in, but when you close them again, the warm air inside stays trapped. That’s kind of how the greenhouse effect works! Gases in the atmosphere act like those windows, letting sunlight in but keeping the heat from escaping. Over time, this makes Earth warmer.
Examples
- A greenhouse keeps plants warm by trapping heat inside, just like Earth’s atmosphere traps heat from the sun.
- Leaving your oven on all day makes the kitchen hotter, the same way adding more CO₂ in the air makes the whole planet hotter.
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See also
- Why Do We Have Different Kinds of Weather?
- How Do Glaciers Move?
- Why Do Oceans Glow in the Dark?
- Why Do Trees Change Color in the Fall?
- Why Do Some Trees Lose Their Leaves in Winter?
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