Can somebody explain the Greenhouse Effect to me?

Priscilla9

Well, I'm no scientist, but here's how I understand it: It's when the temperature rises because of different types of gases are trapped from the Sun. Without these gases, heat would escape back into space and Earth’s average temperature would be about 60ºF colder. Because of how the world is warmed, we call it the greenhouse effect. Feb 02 06, 2:31 PM

lanfranco

Here's a site, which happens to explain why the term "greenhouse effect" is something of a misnomer. The site includes a link to one on the controversial issue of global warming, and you might also want to look at the discussion page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenhouse_effect Feb 02 06, 2:55 PM