What is the difference between the greenhouse effect and global warming?
If one examines the LONG TERM temperature of the earth, we find that the current temperature is still below the average. We can’t totally ignore the greenhouse effect, but we also can’t ignore the fact that the polar caps of Mars are also melting. Some scientists attempt to point out that sunspots seem to be somewhat responsible for the warming of the Earth. Those scientists are dismissed by people who want to believe the doom and gloom projections of people like Gore.
Ans. The greenhouse effect is the name given to the process that causes the surface of planet Earth to be warmer than it would have been without an atmosphere. Global warming is the name used to describe the chemical changes that are occurring in the composition of Earth’s atmosphere that is increasing the magnitude of the natural greenhouse effect. 7. On the focus page, click on the first graphic, “The use of CFC’s and other gases . . .” A window is opened with the heading “Global Warming: Focus on the Future.” Click on the “Global Warming Is Happening” button on the right side of the graphic. Explore the section. Explore the following question. Close the window to return to the focus page in Beyond Books. Has the Earth really been warming up these last few hundred years? What makes scientists think so? Ans. Answers will vary. Students should cite the records kept in tree rings, fossil records, stalagmites and ice and ocean cores suggesting that the climate is warming. Some will also
Well the big difference is that one is natural while the other is not. The Greenhouse Effect is amazing! It is the earth’s way of keeping us warm with its special blanket of greenhouse gases. These gases trap the sun’s cozy warmth around our planet and is what has allowed life to exist!! Neat stuff! Without it, it would be -18 degrees Celsius! Brrr…
