The heat of the sun penetrates the atmosphere and warms the Earth's surface. The warmed rEarth Radiates and this heat back into the atmosphere.The gases the surround the atmosphere such as carbon dioxide , methane , nitrous oxide and water vapour absorb some of the radiated heat and send it back to the Earth . This<em> trapping of heat from the Sun by excess carbon dioxide and other gases present in the atmosphere</em> is known as the <u>greenhouse effect</u>. The gases involved in the phenomenon are called <u>greenhouse gases.</u>
The greenhouse effect is the way in which heat is trapped close to Earth's surface by “greenhouse gases.” These heat-trapping gases can be thought of as a blanket wrapped around Earth, keeping the planet toastier than it would be without them.
