The greenhouse effect is a natural mechanism that keeps Earth warm enough to sustain life. Describe how it works


This term is a metaphor of Earth's atmosphere acting like the transparent glass cover of a greenhouse. Visible sunlight passes through the glass to strike the planet's surface. Oceans and land, like the floor of the greenhouse or the car's upholstery, reflect the incoming solar energy back as heat (invisible infrared radiation). Acting like the greenhouse glass or car windshield, Earth's atmosphere traps some of that heat.

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The amalgamation of Pangaea may have played an important role in the Permian extinction because

the shallow marine environment was greatly reduced. Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Every species on earth will eventually go extinct.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Is yoga necessarily associated with Hinduism, or is it merely a set of exercises that just happen to have originated in a mostly Hindu country?

What will be an ideal response?

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