This question is about greenhouse gases.
Carbon dioxide is one example of a greenhouse gas.
Name two other greenhouse gases.
Which human activities contribute to increased levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
Tick (✓) two boxes.
Farming | |
Burning fossil fuels | |
Deforestation | |
Sending rubbish to landfill | |
Cracking hydrocarbons |
Greenhouse gases contribute towards the greenhouse effect.
Put the following stages of the greenhouse effect in the correct order below.
A It is reflected by the Earth as long wavelength radiation
B Some of the radiation is absorbed by greenhouse gases
C Short wavelength radiation is emitted by the sun
D The radiation passes through the atmosphere
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Give one way that carbon dioxide emissions could be reduced.
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