The Brief Overview Earth's atmosphere is a jacket of gases that surrounds our planet It keeps us warm, gives us oxygen to breathe, and it is where our weather happens What Is the Greenhouse Effect?Heat emitted from Earth's surface is absorbed by gases in the atmosphere and then reradiated back to the surface Here 100 energy units = 556e24J/year, the total annual solar energy received averages 342 W/m^@ over theActivity 11 Understanding the Greenhouse Effect Grades 7 – 9 Description In Part 1 Modeling the Greenhouse Effect, students will do a lab that demonstrates the greenhouse effect, and will discuss the results of the lab In Part 2 The Earth's Energy Balance, students will color in a diagram, answer opinion
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