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What are greenhouse gases?
What are greenhouse gases?
- Gases that cool the Earth's atmosphere
- Gases that trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere (correct)
- Gases that deplete the ozone layer
- Gases that reflect sunlight away from the Earth
Why is the amount of greenhouse gases increasing?
Why is the amount of greenhouse gases increasing?
- Reduced industrial activities
- Increased burning of fossil fuels (correct)
- Depletion of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
- Less use of transportation
What is the main effect of global warming?
What is the main effect of global warming?
- Increase in cloud cover
- Expansion of desert areas
- Decrease in sea levels
- Melting of polar ice caps (correct)
How is carbon released into the atmosphere?
How is carbon released into the atmosphere?
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What happens to the sun's energy that reaches Earth?
What happens to the sun's energy that reaches Earth?
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What are greenhouse gases?
What are greenhouse gases?
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What is a significant reason for the increasing amount of greenhouse gases?
What is a significant reason for the increasing amount of greenhouse gases?
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What happens to the sun's energy that reaches Earth?
What happens to the sun's energy that reaches Earth?
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What is the main effect of the greenhouse effect?
What is the main effect of the greenhouse effect?
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How is carbon released into the atmosphere?
How is carbon released into the atmosphere?
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