What is Greenhouse Effect? Explain in detail.
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Greenhouse effect
Heat is trapped by glass, and hence the temperature inside a glass enclosure will be much higher than the surroundings.
This phenomenon was used to create an enclosure where tropical plants could be kept warm during the winters in colder climates. Such enclosures are called greenhouses. Greenhouses have also lent their name to an
atmospheric phenomenon.
Some gases prevent the escape of heat from the Earth.
An increase in the percentage of such gases in the atmosphere would cause the average temperatures to increase world-wide and this is called the greenhouse effect.
Carbon dioxide is one of the greenhouse gases
Answer:
(a) The atmosphere acts as a blanket and Keeps the average ter ofte ens day and night and even during the course of the year
(b) Oxygen present in the atmosphere is essential for respiration and combustion whereas con dioxide is essential for photosynthesis.
(c) Rain and rainfall patterns are decided by the atmosphere
(d) Ozone layer present in the atmosphere absorbs ultraviolet rays and thus protects ung organismsfrom their harmful effects.