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Greenhouse gas

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What Is the Greenhouse Effect?

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How Do Greenhouse Gases Actually Work?

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The Scary Mr. Greenhouse Gas! | Climate Change | Save the Environment | Pinkfong Songs for Kids

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Understanding Climate Change - How Greenhouse Gases Warm the Earth

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Types of Greenhouse Gases

A greenhouse gas is a gas that absorbs and emits radiant energy within the thermal infrared range. Increasing greenhouse gas emissions cause the greenhouse effect. The primary greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere are water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and ozone. Without greenhouse gases, the average temperature of Earth's surface would be about −18 °C (0 °F), rather than the present average of 15 °C (59 °F). The atmospheres of Venus, Mars and Titan also contain greenhouse gases.