If there were no gases in Earth's atmosphere, the average surface temperature would be similar to the 1840's before the Industrial Revolution.

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If there were no gases in Earth's atmosphere, including greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide, the average surface temperature would actually be much colder than in the 1840s. This is because the atmosphere plays a vital role in trapping heat from the sun, without which the planet would be much colder.

If There Were No Gases in Earth's Atmosphere, the Average