Greenhouse Gases (Edexcel GCSE Chemistry): Flashcards

Maintain temperatures warm enough to support life

Process where gases trap heat, keeping Earth's surface warm

$15°C$

$-180°C$

Shortwave solar radiation

Longwave thermal radiation

Absorb it, preventing escape to space

Re-radiate heat back to Earth's surface

Burning fossil fuels, deforestation, industrial processes

Water vapour ($H_2O$)

Livestock, rice paddies, landfill waste decay

Amplifying it to dangerous levels, causing climate change