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What slows down heat energy from escaping the Earth?

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There are some gases in the atmosphere which trap the heat escaping from the Earth and stop it from travelling back into space. These gases are called greenhouse gases. The glass in a greenhouse has a similar effect on the Sun's rays and so it is called the Greenhouse Effect.
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Greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and water vapor make an atmosphere around the earth and make less heat escape

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