Q: - Solar radiation reaches Earth's atmosphere - Some is reflected back into space - The rest of the energy is absorbed by land and oceans, heating the Earth - Heat radiates from Earth to space - Some of this heat is trapped by greenhouse gases in the atmosphere - Human activities such as burning fuel are increasing the amount of greenhouses gases - This causes more heat radiation to stay trapped in our atmosphere What might be the last step of the process?
A: The Earth's temperature rises

Q: - An owl leaves his nest - The owl flys out into the night - The owl looks down at the ground - The owls keen eyesight allows him to see in the dark - The owls sensitive hearing allows him to locate hidden prey - The owl swoops down What might be the last step of the process?
A: The owl catches a mouse in his talons.

Q: - Greenhouse gases are released into the air by human activities - The earth changes energy from the sun into heat - Heat rises from the ground - Greenhouse gas molecules in the atmosphere prevent the heat from going into space - The temperature of the earth increases - The temperature continues to rise and melts the polar ice caps What might be the last step of the process?
A: The temperature rises even faster.

Q: - Energy builds up in the crust of the earth - The energy causes the fault lines give way - The earth's plates move - The energy radiates outward from the fault in all directions What might be the last step of the process?
A:
The seismic waves shake the earth as they move through it.