Greenhouse effect?

Question

does anyone know a really simple way to explain the greenhouse effect.....the wikipedia version is to complicated for my brain :-)

Answer 1

Greenhouse gases are transparent to light at visible and UV wavelengths from the Sun.  Once the Earth absorbs the light from the Sun, it re-emits the energy as heat, in the infrared wavelengths where greenhouse gases absorb them.  This is a helpful diagram:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Atmos...

Once the greenhouse gases absorb the light, they re-emit it in all directions, including back downward toward the Earth, which causes the planet to warm.

Answer 2

try this site.. i hope it will help you better. this will give u a simple yet detailed diagram on greenhouse effect to the earth.

Answer 3

nope

Answer 4

Atmospheric carbon dioxide that does not allow for heat from the sun to escape back into space...it absorbs the heat & traps it....much like the affect of being within a greenhouse.

The planet Venus is a perfect example...it's atmosphere is so thick with the CO2 that the surface temperture there could easily melt lead & is actually hotter than the surface of Mercury...the closest planet to the sun!