Greenhouse Effect Reading Comprehension
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Greenhouse Effect Reading Comprehension
🌍 WALT: We Are Learning To understand how the Earth stays warm
Read this passage about the Greenhouse Effect:
The greenhouse effect is how our Earth stays warm enough for us to live. When sunlight comes from the sun, it travels through our atmosphere (the layer of air around Earth) and warms the ground. The warm ground then sends heat back up into the sky.
Some special gases in our atmosphere act like a blanket. They trap some of this heat and keep it close to Earth instead of letting it all escape to space. This is good because without these gases, Earth would be too cold for plants, animals, and people to survive!
However, when there are too many of these gases in the atmosphere, too much heat gets trapped. This makes Earth warmer than it should be, which can cause problems like ice melting and weather changes.
Key Words: sunlight, atmosphere, heat, gases, greenhouse, trapped, Earth
📚 Part 1: Understanding Questions
✏️ Part 2: Explain Your Understanding
The _____________ comes from the sun and warms the ground. Special _____________ in our atmosphere trap some _____________ and keep Earth warm.
Success Criteria - I can:
☐ Explain that the greenhouse effect keeps our planet warm
☐ Describe what happens when too much heat gets trapped
☐ Show my understanding in a diagram or explanation
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