The greenhouse effect is caused by the higher level of which gas in the atmosphere? (1) Carbon monoxide (2) Carbon dioxide (3) Nitrous oxide (4) Sulphur dioxide

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(2) Carbon dioxide Explanation: The greenhouse effect is a process by which thermal radiation from a planetary surface is absorbed by atmospheric greenhouse gases, and is re-radiated in all directions. Since part of this re-radiation is back towards the surface and the lower atmosphere, it results in an elevation of the average surface temperature above what it would be in the absence of the gases. The environmental effects of carbon dioxide are of significant interest.

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