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What type of gases are responsible for trapping the sun's heat in the earth's atmosphere?
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The gases that trap the sun's heat in the earth's atmosphere are called "green house gases." Some gases that contribute to this phenomenon are water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), and hydrofluourocarbons (HFCs). The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has a great website for investigating a more complete answer to this question. http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/gases.html
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Greenhouse gases are -trapping gases?
Heat-trapping gases.
How does solar radiation leave earths atmosphere?
It is radiated by many of the gases in the lower atmosphere.
What part of the earths spheres is composed of a mixture of gases?
the entire atmosphere...
How do producers affect the carbon cycle in earths atmosphere?
isnt it because it releases gases?
Which atmoshpheric layer contains most of themass of earths atmosphere?
The most of the mass of atmosphere is contained in troposphere. It contains most gases.
Trapping of heat in the earths atmosphere by certain gases is known as the?
greenhouse effect
How do greenhouse gases trap heat in earths atmosphere?
Greenhouse gases aren't trapping heat it but letting more in. The Earth's atmosphere blocks out most of the suns heat and harmful rays. With the gases polluting the world, the atmosphere is slowly weakening, letting more and more heat through.
What is the makeup of earths atmosphere?
Gases
Who is responsible for the increase in temperature on earth?
humans and people on earth consume all types of products that produce gases that are released into the atmosphere. These heat trapping gases are mainly caused by fossil fuels
Where do these main gases come from?
they come from earths atmosphere and gases
The heat trapping ability of some gases in the atmosphere can be compared to?
The heat trapping ability of some gases in the atmosphere can be compared to a glass greenhouse's ability to trap heat. Thus, the term "greenhouse effect" was created.
Which gases were parts of earths original atmosphere?
HIDROGEN
What Gases in earths atmosphere exert what on everything?
Pressure
What gases were present in earths today atmosphere?
Nitrogen
How do greenhouse gases affect the earths atmosphere?
They slow the loss of heat
Greenhouse gases are -trapping gases?
Heat-trapping gases.
What two gases is the earths atmosphere dominated by?
Nitrogen and oxygen, respectively, are the two most abundant gases in the earth's atmosphere.
