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In the last 40 years, the concentration of carbon dioxide in theair has increased by more than 20%. IR spectroscopy shows thatcarbon dioxide absorbs IR radiation.
If carbon dioxide molecules absorb IR radiation, where does thatenergy go? How does the increase in the concentration of carbondioxide affect the air temperature?
If carbon dioxide molecules absorb IR radiation, the energy goesinto( ___). Vibrating carbon dioxide molecules make other moleculesin the air move faster. This means that the average (___)energy ofthe air molecules(___)and therefore the air temperature(___). Sincethe concentration of carbon dioxide has increased in the last 40years, ( ___)IR radian is now absorbed leadingto(___)temperatures.
Answer bank: higher, lower, potential, kinetic,increases, decreases, less, more, bond breaking, rotational motion,vibrational motion
