even though only a tiny amount of the gases in earth s atmosphere are greenhouse gases they have a huge effect on climate there are several different types of greenhouse gasesthe major ones are carbon dioxide water vapor methane and nitrous oxide all of these have molecules with three or more atomsarth s greenhouse gases even though only a tiny amount of the gases in earth s atmosphere are greenhouse gases they have a huge effect on climate there are several different types of greenhouse gases the major ones are carbon dioxide water vapor methane and nitrous oxide
(The territory was later named the District of Columbia, within which the city of Washington was built.) The location for the new territory was centralized among the Eastern Seaboard states and was about 90 miles (145 km) inland from the Atlantic Ocean on land ceded by Maryland and Virginia.
It was admitted to the Union as the 42nd state in 1889. The state of Washington is often referred to as Washington State or the State of Washington to distinguish it from Washington, D.C. , the capital of the United States. Washington is the 18th largest and the 13th most populous state.