Biology GCSE
Global warming
What Global warming means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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The rise in average global temperature resulting from a strengthened greenhouse effect.
A rise in average global temperature caused by increasing greenhouse gases.
Topics that use Global warming
- Global warming (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Greenhouse effect
- Methane
- Species distribution
- Adaptation and extinction
- Biodiversity loss
- Carbon dioxide
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