Chemistry GCSE
Global Warming
What Global Warming means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Global Warming
The long-term heating of Earth's climate system observed due to human activities, primarily fossil fuel burning, which increases heat-trapping greenhouse gas levels.
Topics that use Global Warming
- Fuels and Earth science (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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