Global warming
What Global warming means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Reference: AQA
Warming of the Earth's surface caused by methane absorbing and re-emitting infrared radiation, with rising global temperatures linked to increased methane concentration.
The recent increase in average temperature due to extra greenhouse gases, to which increasing carbon dioxide and methane levels contribute.
Topics that use Global warming
- Global warming (AQA GCSE)
- Human activities which contribute to an increase in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Agricultural emissions and waste decomposition
- Agriculture and waste as methane sources
- Bias and source credibility
- Climate change
- Combustion of fossil fuels
- Communicating results
- Complexity and uncertainty in environmental systems
- Critical evaluation of media and secondary sources
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