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greenhouse effect
noun as in heat
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noun as in pollution
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Example Sentences
Science News for Students offers explainers on many topics, from areas of the brain to the greenhouse effect to plate tectonics.
So CO2 emissions, I mean, there are people that believe and there are those people who don’t believe in a greenhouse effect and global warming, but CO2 emissions, and in general, petrol consumption is a huge deal.
Using an infrared source in his well-equipped lab, he showed the greenhouse effect is not triggered by direct sunlight but by infrared radiation arising from the earth’s warmed surface.
The amount of frozen CO2 released would not be enough to induce a runaway greenhouse effect, they argue.
If so, contrary to Jakosky, there would be well over a bar left in shallow ground deposits somewhere—enough to trigger a runaway greenhouse effect if vaporized.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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