The Greenhouse Effect (detailed) — free printable diagram

About this illustration

A detailed, numbered diagram of the greenhouse effect showing the Sun emitting sunlight (step 1), some radiation reflecting off clouds/surface back to space (step 2), most sunlight warming Earth's surface (step 3), Earth radiating heat upward as infrared radiation (step 4), and greenhouse gases (CO2, CH4, H2O) trapping heat in the atmosphere (step 5). A legend in the top-right corner shows molecular structures of CO2, CH4, and H2O labelled as greenhouse gases. Greenhouse gas molecules are depicted floating in the atmosphere layer.

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