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Greenhouse gases absorb radiation from the

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Earth's surface

Step-by-step explanation:

Most abundant green houses gases in earth's atmosphere are:

water vapour, carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, methane, ozone and chlorofluoro carbon.

Green house gases are required to maintain earth's average temperature.

Without greenhouse gases, the average temperature of Earth's surface may fall to−18 °C.

Green houses gases trap the thermal infrared raditaion emitted from the earth's surface and keep the earth warm in order to sustain life.

So, greenhouse gases absorb radiation from the earth's surface.

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Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere contains gases which absorbs heat. These gases are carbon dioxide, methane, ozone, water vapor and nitrous oxide. While these gases are absorbing heat, they are at the same time also emitting infrared radiation which warms the planet.
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