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A greenhouse is a glass building used to grow plants. A greenhouse has transparent


glass that allows the sunlight to pass through, but does not allow the heat inside to escape.
The same affect occurs on the earth. The suns radiation passes through the atmosphere to
heat the earth's surface. When heated, the earth's surface produces infrared radiation, which
has a longer wavelength than that of sunlight. This infrared radiation rises into the
atmosphere where gases, such as carbon dioxide, prevents the infrared radiation from
escaping into space. The concentrations of these gases which are called greenhouse gases,
control how much infrared radiation escapes. The retained radiation heats the earth's
atmosphere, thus keeping the planet warm.

During the last century, the concentrations of greenhouse gases have increased
substantially. Scientists believe that further increases could cause excess warming of the
earth's climate. Moreover, many scientists believe this warming could produce side effects.
For example, the changing of the earth's wind patterns. These wind patterns control the
amount of rain received in a particular area. If the greenhouse gases warm the earth's climate
too much, areas that now receive plenty of rainfall could become deserts, moreover, some
scientists speculate that additional increases in warming could cause another effect, a rise in
the ocean levels. How would this rise occur? An increase in global temperature would melt
the polar ice caps, thus emptying more water into the oceans. They also predict that this
ocean rise, which may be as high as 1 meter could flood port cities and coastal lands.
A greenhouse is a glass building used to grow plants. A greenhouse has transparent glass that
allows the sunlight to pass through, but does not allow the heat inside to escape. The same
affect(EFFECT) occurs on the earth. The suns(SUN’S) radiation passes through the atmosphere
to heat the earth's surface. When heated, the earth's surface produces infrared radiation,
which has a longer wavelength than that of sunlight. This infrared radiation rises into the
atmosphere where gases, such as carbon dioxide, prevents(PREVENT) the infrared radiation
from escaping into space. The concentrations of these gases which(GASES, WHICH) are called
greenhouse gases, control how much infrared radiation escapes. The retained radiation heats
the earth's atmosphere, thus keeping the planet warm.

During the last century, the concentrations of greenhouse gases have increased substantially
Scientists believe that further increases could cause excess warming of the earth's climate.
Moreover, many scientists believe this warming could produce side effects. For example, the
changing of the earth's wind patterns. (AN EXAMPLE WOULD BE THE CHANGING OF THE
EARTH'S WIND PATTERNS.)These wind patterns control the amount of rain received in a
particular area. If the greenhouse gases warm the earth's climate too much, areas that now
receive plenty of rainfall could become deserts, moreover,(DESERTS. MOREOVER,) some
scientists speculate that additional increases in warming could cause another effect, a rise in
the ocean levels. How would this rise occur? An increase in global temperature would melt
the polar ice caps, thus emptying more water into the oceans. They(SCIENTISTS) also predict
that this ocean rise, which may be as high as 1 meter could(METER, COULD) flood port cities
and coastal lands.

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