List in order of importance the two gases in Earth's atmosphere that play the largest role in the atmospheric greenhouse effect.Taken by itself, how will an increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere by fossil fuel burning act to change the surface temperature of the Earth and basically why? (I do not want you to go through the step by step process of how the warming occurs as presented in the reading. A simple one to two sentence answer is sufficient). Why is there such a large uncertainty as to how the surface temperature is responding and will respond to the addition of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere by human activity?

The atmosphere acts as a protective shield against the harmful ultraviolet rays of the Sun and also…

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List in order of importance the two gases in Earth's atmosphere that play the largest role in the atmospheric greenhouse effect.
Taken by itself, how will an increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere by fossil fuel burning act to change the surface temperature of the Earth and basically why? (I do not want you to go through the step by step process of how the warming occurs as presented in the reading. A simple one to two sentence answer is sufficient). Why is there such a large uncertainty as to how the surface temperature is responding and will respond to the addition of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere by human activity?

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