Greenhouse Effect Definition

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The warming of a planet's surface and lower atmosphere caused by trapped solar radiation: solar shortwave radiation penetrates to the planet's surface and is reradiated into the atmosphere as infrared waves that are then absorbed by carbon dioxide, water vapor, etc.
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(ecology) (with the) The process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere.

The greenhouse effect could lead to global warming or, at least, climate change.
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greenhouse effect
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Greenhouse Effect Sentence Examples

  • The burning of fossil fuels and the resulting increased levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere contribute to the greenhouse effect.

  • The concept of the earth's greenhouse effect is similar.

  • The lecture explains the greenhouse effect and the percentage of each of the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

  • The problem comes with the carbon-altering activities that humans take part in, such as the burning of fossil fuels and other biomass, which puts more carbon into the atmosphere, causing the greenhouse effect.

  • In some areas, permafrost is now emitting carbon, which could potentially accelerate the greenhouse effect and global warming.

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