Human activities which contribute to an increase in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
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Greenhouse gases and the enhanced greenhouse effect

Greenhouse gases and the enhanced greenhouse effect

Flow diagram showing human activities that increase carbon dioxide and methane, and how extra greenhouse gases absorb infrared radiation and raise surface temperature

The atmosphere contains gases such as carbon dioxide, CO2CO_2CO2​, and methane, CH4CH_4CH4​. These greenhouse gases absorb some infrared radiation emitted by Earth's surface and re-emit some of it back towards the surface.

Human activities which contribute to an increase in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere Lesson

  1. GCSE
  2. /Chemistry
  3. /Human activities which contribute to an increase in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere