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9.2 Carbon dioxide and methane as greenhouse gases

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The four stages below describe the greenhouse effect, but they are not in the correct order.

1 The greenhouse gases absorb this radiation.

2 The Earth's surface emits long wavelength radiation.

3 Short wavelength radiation is absorbed by the Earth's surface.

4 Some radiation is emitted back towards the Earth's surface.

What is the correct order of the four stages?

[1]
A

1, 3, 2, 4

B

3, 1, 2, 4

C

2, 3, 1, 4

D

3, 2, 1, 4

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9.2 Carbon dioxide and methane as greenhouse gases Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Chemistry
  3. /9.2 Carbon dioxide and methane as greenhouse gases

40 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Chemistry 9.2 Carbon dioxide and methane as greenhouse gases, covering 9.2.1 Greenhouse gases, 9.2.2 Human activities which contribute to an increase in greenhouse gases in the, 9.2.3 Global climate change, and 9.2.4 The carbon footprint and its reduction. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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