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Complete rewrite from a physics major - okay, I dropped out, but I took some courses . . .
The process by which certain gases (principally water, carbon dioxide, and methane) trap infrared radiation that would otherwise escape the earth and dissipate in outer space.<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Physical Science''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1999, 2000</ref>
The term ''"greenhouse effect"'' refers to the increased warmth of the earth's surface and atmosphere
which results when gas molecules
prevent the escape of [[infrared radiation]]
from the earth.
This insulating effect has been compared to a blanket or to the glass walls and roof of a [[greenhouse]], but the process is not the same.
These "greenhouse gas" molecules (principally water, carbon dioxide, and methane)
absorb and re-emit longwave [[infrared rays]] emitted from the earth's surface into the atmosphere (see [[radiational cooling]]).
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==Bibliography==
Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Physical Science''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1999, 2000
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