Key term for Edexcel GCSE Chemistry, used in Earth and Atmospheric Science.
A type of long-wavelength electromagnetic radiation emitted by the Earth as thermal energy; it is the specific wavelength absorbed by greenhouse gases.
Infrared (IR) radiation appears in Edexcel GCSE Chemistry revision content for Fuels and Earth Science, especially Earth and Atmospheric Science and Greenhouse Effect.
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