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Earth’s Climate System
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Earth absorbs incoming radiation.
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Earth sends out absorbed radiation.
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Greenhouse gases absorb some outgoing radiation.
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Greenhouse gases emit absorbed radiation. This warms the earth and its atmosphere.
Click though this animation to see how greenhouse gases change the balance between incoming solar radiation and outgoing radiation from the earth, producing global warming.
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