What The Heck is Global Warming Anyway?

Global Warming is a natural process in our atmosphere. The picture above shows incoming solar radiation (INSOLATION)  entering our atmosphere. Once it enters our atmosphere some is absorbed and some is reflected back out of our atmosphere.
So WHAT is the problem? We are prouducing a lot of Greenhouse gasses. Greenhouse gasses create a thick blanket allowing less of the INSOLATION to leave.
When INSOLATION cannot leave it becomes trapped in our atmosphere and warms up the Earth.

HOW MUCH WARMER COULD IT GET? Click here to find out how much warmer the Earth could become in your lifetime!

It's hard to know exactly how big planets and suns are. Here is a video to give you an idea just how big big can get Star Size Comparison

Also try this awesome website go from microscopic to macroscopic just by moving your mouse!

Hope you have a better perspective on size now!

Want to learn more about the sun? Download the ap 3D sun for current news and fun sun facts!

Here is a fun song to help you remember some facts about Alfred Wegener the father of plate tectonics! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1-cES1Ekto
REMEMBER
Divergent plate boundaries <- ->
Convergent plate boundaries -> <-
Transform plate boundaries slide past each other
A map of tectonic plates and these rules can be found on page 5 of your Earth Science Reference Tables.