英语北师大版选修8 Unit22 Lesson 1 Global Warming PPT1.pptVIP

1 Global Warming In groups discuss what you know about global warming. Look at the pictures to get ideas. Traffic Jam Factory The Greenhouse Effect The greenhouse effect is the rise in temperature that the Earth experiences because certain gases in the atmosphere (water vapor, carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, and methane, for example) trap energy from the sun. Without these gases, heat would escape back into space and Earth’s average temperature would be about 60oF colder. Because of how they warm our world, these gases are referred to as greenhouse gases. The Greenhouse Effect