How does the climate system work?

The Earth's climate system depends on two things... (please tick both)

What provides most of the heat energy that reaches our atmosphere?

All the heat energy from the sun is eventually released back into space, but it can be trapped in our atmosphere and in the Earth first

Greenhouse gases are...

Which of these are greenhouse gases?

Greenhouse gases play an important role in keeping our Earth warm enough for us to live

What causes different seasons, and affects weather and climate at different latitudes?

Because heat energy is unevenly distributed over the earth (more at the equator, less at the poles), the atmosphere moves the heat to try to equalise it

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Changes in ocean temperature and saltiness cause currents of warm and cool water in the oceans too, which contribute to climate