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Describe the general characteristics of each of the gases

a) air
b) water vapour
c) carbon dioxide
d) methane gas

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a) the invisible gaseous substance surrounding the earth, a mixture mainly of oxygen and nitrogen

b) water vapor can be produced from the evaporation or boiling of liquid water or from the sublimation of ice

c) it is present in the Earth's atmosphere at a low concentration and acts as a greenhouse gas

d) is also a greenhouse gas (GHG), so its presence in the atmosphere affects the earth's temperature and climate system

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