Environmental Science 102
Greenhouse Effect Study Guide
After the "Greenhouse Effect" lecture and readings you should be able to answer and discuss the following questions.
What is a greenhouse?
What is the greenhouse effect?
How does the Earth act as a greenhouse?
What are the various types of greenhouse gases?
List these gases in order from most to least abundant.
What are the sources of these greenhouse gases?
Is the Greenhouse Effect a bad thing?
Why is the Greenhouse Effect necessary for Earth?
How can the Greenhouse Effect be harmful?