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Of the four gases CO2 H2O N2 and O2 which are greenhouse gases?
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Which gas is called greenhouse gas?
Carbon dioxide (CO2), if you mean the enhanced (or accelerated) greenhouse effect which is causing global warming. This carbon is released by the burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) in industry, transport and the generation of electricity.
Write the names of greenhouse gases found in the atmosphere which are responsible for global warming?
Carbon dioxide (CO2)Methane (CH4)Water vapour (H2O)Nitrous Oxide (NO2 )
What describes the burning of fossil fuels?
Carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere
What are the four gases that cause the greenhouse effect?
The four main global warming gases are:CO2 (carbon dioxide)CH4 (methane)O3 (ozone) andCFC (chlorofluorocarbons)The four primary greenhouse gases are:H2O (water vapor)CO2 (carbon dioxide)CH4 (methane) andNO (nitrous oxide)The difference is that a greenhouse gas traps heat, which helps regulate earth's temperature, but is not necessarily contributing to increasing temperatures. "Global warming" gases are those whose atmospheric increase are NOT primarily from natural sources. Since this question has been merged and combined with others, the difference seems appropriate to preserve herAnother view:Water vapor is the most important gas for both issues according to the IPCC's models. The current increase of CO2 is not enough to cause the driving of temperatures by itself and could not explain the warming alone. Water vapor is added, at increasing levels and with only a positive feedback in order to make this temperature increase a man made possibility. Without the increased water vapor, the issue would need to be from sources other than man induced CO2. Even the IPCC admits that the issues with water vapor are not well understood in their 2007 addition of the climate report but are very important for the overall warming. This increased water vapor also has a negative feedback that is ignored by most models and why the IPCC predictions are far higher than the temperature we are experiencing since 2007.
Is carbon dioxiode a greenhouse gas?
Yes, its the most common greenhouse gas. _________________________________________________________ Yes. The chemical formula of Carbon Dioxide is CO2 Other greenhouse gasses are: water vapor (H2O), methane (CH4),
What gases act as greenhouse gases in the atmosphere?
Carbon dioxide (CO2)Methane (CH4)Water vapour (H2O)
What gases are factors in global warming?
Greenhouse gases, likeCarbon dioxide (CO2)Methane (CH4)Water vapour (H2O).
What other greenhouse gases are in the atmosphere?
Carbon dioxide (CO2)Methane (CH4)Water vapour (H2O)
What are greenhouse?
Non-greenhouse gases are all gases except the greenhouse gases. Greenhouse gases are those that can absorb and emit infrared radiation.The most abundant greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere are:Water vapor (H2O)Carbon dioxide (CO2)Methane (CH4)Nitrous oxide (N2O)Ozone (O3)CFCs
What is the substance causing the greenhouse effect?
There are several substances that cause the greenhouse effect and they are called greenhouse gases. The main greenhouse gases are: CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) N2O (Nitrous Oxide) O3 (Ozone) CH4 (Methane) CFC (Chlorofluorocarbon) H2O (Water Vapor) A: There are four primary greenhouse gases. They are carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and fluorocarbons. There are others, but these are the ones of greatest concern.
How many greenhouse gases are in the atmosphere?
Three main ones:Carbon dioxide (CO2)Methane (CH4)Water vapour (H2O)
How are CO2 and H2O maintained in the atmosphere?
The greenhouse effect,
Which gases help keep your planet warm?
These gases are called Greenhouse gases. Some of them are- carbon dioxide CO2, water vapour H2O (g), Methane CH4, Ozone O3 and Nitrous Oxide N2O
What is the chemical composition of greenhouse gases?
Carbon dioxide (CO2)Methane (CH4Ozone (O3)Water Vapour (H2O)Nitrous Oxide (N2O)CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons)
Which gas is called greenhouse gas?
Carbon dioxide (CO2), if you mean the enhanced (or accelerated) greenhouse effect which is causing global warming. This carbon is released by the burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) in industry, transport and the generation of electricity.
Write the names of greenhouse gases found in the atmosphere which are responsible for global warming?
Carbon dioxide (CO2)Methane (CH4)Water vapour (H2O)Nitrous Oxide (NO2 )
What gas in the Earth atmosphere is classified as Greenhouse Gas?
CO2, H2O, methane.
