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The Greenhouse Effect and Our Planet

The Greenhouse Effect is what makes the earth habitable. Without water vapor, carbon dioxide, and other trace gases, too much heat would escape and the earth would probably be too cold to sustain life. The situation would resemble that on Mars, where there is little carbon dioxide and no water vapor. Although the increase in carbon dioxide shows no evidence that the earth will melt, there is a buildup of greenhouse gases (the enhanced greenhouse effect) usually referred to as simply "the greenhouse effect" (Stoyles18). Natural greenhouse gases include water vapor, carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, methane, and ozone. The main gases that cause the enhanced greenhouse effect are carbon dioxide, methane, chlorofluorocarbons (CFC's) ozone and nitrous oxides.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) is a deadly poison when highly concentrated. As it rises into the atmosphere, it is converted into carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide is a colorless, odorless gas that is......

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