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What is a greenhouse gas
I guess it forms a physical barrier to block escaping heat any gas in the troposphere that absorbs and remits infrared radiation any gas and Earth's atmosphere a gas at higher temperatures than the surrounding atmosphere
I guess it forms a physical barrier to block escaping heat any gas in the troposphere that absorbs and remits infrared radiation any gas and Earth's atmosphere a gas at higher temperatures than the surrounding atmosphere
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GPT-4o mini
A greenhouse gas is defined as **any gas in the Earth's atmosphere that absorbs and emits infrared radiation**. This property contributes to the greenhouse effect, where these gases trap heat in the atmosphere, leading to warming. Common greenhouse gases include carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), and water vapor (H2O). Your first statement touches on aspects of the greenhouse effect, but the most accurate definition would be the one stating that a greenhouse gas absorbs and remits infrared radiation.