How the Greenhouse Effect Works

The greenhouse effect is created by greenhouse gases. The light, UV’s and heat from the sun pass through the atmosphere. While some of the rays are absorbed by the earth, others are reflected off the earth’s surface and go back into the atmosphere. Of these reflected rays, some bounce off of the atmosphere back at the earth and others pass through and go back into space. The increase in greenhouse gases makes the atmosphere trap more of the rays that have bounced off the earth. This raises the temperature of the earth, hence the name “Global Warming.”