GREENHOUSE EFFECT
Go Green With Knowledge!
Nature's Nativestm Roll Call
The Sun's rays take 8 minutes to get to Earth.
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Most of the rays
bounce off the ground.
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Some of the rays bounce all the way back into Space.
Some of the rays get trapped in the air.
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Carbon dioxide, water vapor and methane trap the rays.
Carbon dioxide, water vapor and methane are greenhouse gases. They trap heat.
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Then the greenhouse gases send the heat back to the ground.
Now our air, water and land have heat.
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We get a planet warm enough to live on.


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Nature's Natives™ is a simplified representation of how nature works.
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The greenhouse effect is a supply for:
Climate, Nutrition, Water,  Peace of Mind,
The Greenhouse Effect is a natural occurrence that warms the air due to
greenhouse gases and infrared (IR) radiation.