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Can you name three greenhouse gases? — Passage and Quiz

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This passage introduces children to three common greenhouse gases: carbon dioxide (CO2), methane, and water vapor. It explains their sources, such as car emissions for CO2 and cow digestion for methane. The text uses the analogy of a blanket to describe how these gases trap heat in Earth's atmosphere. By relating these gases to everyday experiences like car exhaust and steam from tea, the passage makes the concept of greenhouse gases more accessible to young learners.

Publisher: Workybooks

Written by:Neha Goel Tripathi

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Can you name three greenhouse gases?

Greenhouse gases are special gases in the air that trap heat. The most famous one is carbon dioxide, or CO2. We make CO2 when we burn things like gas in cars. Another greenhouse gas is methane. Methane comes from cows and landfills where trash is buried. Water vapor is also a greenhouse gas. It's just water in the air, like the steam you see from a hot cup of tea. These gases act like a blanket, keeping Earth warm.