Science Common Sense

1422 - How are greenhouse gases related to global warming?

Imagine the Earth is like a big greenhouse, and greenhouse gases are like a thick blanket around it. These gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, trap heat from the sun, keeping the Earth warm.

Think of it like this: when you're in a car on a sunny day, you roll up the windows and the car gets hot. That's because the sun's heat is trapped inside. Similarly, the greenhouse gases trap the sun's heat around the Earth, making it warmer.

When we burn fossil fuels like gasoline, coal, and natural gas, it releases these greenhouse gases into the air, making the blanket thicker and trapping more heat. This is called global warming, and it's causing problems like rising sea levels and extreme weather.

So, we need to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases we release into the air to slow down global warming.