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The Greenhouse Effect

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The Greenhouse Effect

Part 1. Fill in the blanks with suitable words in the box.

1. _____________ is the mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth.


2. The Earth, our planet, absorbs energy from _____________ in the form of solar radiation.
3. About 30 percent of incomeing solar energy is ____________ back into the space.
4. A greenhouse is made up of glass panes
which allow sunlight through and trap heat
inside.
_______________ in the atmosphere, like the glass
panes in a greenhouse, lets in sunlighy and trap
the heat energy escaping from the Earth. As a
result, the temperature of Earth _______________.

Greenhouse Gases The Sun The Atmosphere

Increase Refracted Ozone Layer

Reflected Decrease The Earth

Part 2. Write the major greenhouses in the spaces below.

Greenhouse Gases

1 3

2 4

Greenhouse Gases
1.
2.
3.
4.
Part 3. Write TRUE or FALSE for the following statements.

1. Greenhouses are made of clear glass that allow light in to warm inside.
2. Without the greenhouse effect, temperatures on Earth would be too cold for life.
3. Two green house gases are oxygen and nitrogen.
4. Deforestation leads to global warming because there are no trees to remove carbin
dioxide.
5. Global warming does not change the weather and climate of an area.

Part 4. Match Column A with the corresponding item in Column B.

Column A Column B
1. Natural resources formed from dead plants and animals. A. Carbon dioxide
2. Retention of the Sun’s warmth in the Earth’s atmosphere. B. Climate
3. Absorbed by trees and released as oxygen. C. Deforestation
4. Process of the Earth heating up over time. D. Fossil Fuels
5. Rain or snow that reaches the Earth’s Surface. E. Global Warming
6. A glass-covered building used for growing plants. F. Greenhouse
7. The day-to-day conditions of a specific place. G. Greenhouse Effect
8. Average temperature and conditions of a place over time. H. Methane gas
9. Released into the atmosphere by l.5 billion cows daily. I. Precipitation
10. The cutting down of trees and forests throughout the world. J. Weather

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