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What two gases are responsible for absorbing radiant energy and contributing to global warming?
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∙ 8y ago
Thanks to those wonderful 'greenhouse' gases: without them, the world would be a frozen, lifeless wasteland!! The common greenhouse gases, including water vapor, (the most plentiful of the greenhouse gases), are:
Water vapor 0.40% of the total atmosphere
Carbon dioxide, without which most plants would die 0.04% of the total atmosphere.
Methane close to 0%
Ammonium close to 0%
All of these together make up less than 1/2% of the world's atmosphere, but are 100% responsible for keeping us alive. Are we really sure we want to mess with these numbers? If we do, we could tip the scales toward an unstoppable worldwide ice age.
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Which of these gases contribute to global warming?
Main gases contributing to global warming are carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, chlorofluorocarbons, and water vapor
How are you related to global warming?
If you use electricity, or ride in a car, or drink a can of beverage, then you are, in a small way, contributing to global warming. Global warming is happening because billions of us are all doing the same as you.
What is global warming and how is rainforest destruction contributing to this phenomenon?
Global warming is the increase in the temperature of the earth's land, atmosphere and oceans due to the additional gases of the enhanced greenhouse effect. Rainforest destruction increases global warming because trees and all vegetation remove carbon dioxide, the main contributing greenhouse gas, from the atmosphere.
Which products of burning fossil fuels contribute to global warming?
Burning fossil fuels emits carbon dioxide, a powerful greenhouse gas. This is contributing to global warming.
Which effect is responsible for global warming?
The enhanced greenhouse effect in our atmosphere is believed to be causing global warming.
Do meteors affect global warming?
Meteors are not considered a contributing factor to global warming.
What else is bad about cars?
it is contributing to global warming.
Is light energy contributing to global warming?
Yes, the heat for global warming comes initially from the sun.
Global warming is responsible for human beings?
No, Human Beings are responsible for Global Warming
When you are warming your hands up over a fire What energy are you using?
Radiant energy.
Why society should care about saving the rain forest?
Trees are a valuable source of oxygen, absorbing CO2 from the environment. Destruction of large swaths of rainforest will lead to rising levels of CO2 in the air, contributing to global warming and other bad things.
Is everybody responsible to prevent global warming?
As we are all living on the planet we are all responsible for the global warming.
Trees play important roles in preventing global warming blank absorbing carbon dioxide and pumping water into the atmosphere?
Trees play an important role in global warming by absorbing carbon dioxide and pumping oxygen into the atmosphere.
Is The ozone hole over Antarctica is contributing to a continental warming trend?
Ozone layer affects global warming. It then affects the climate on earth and bringing a warming trend.
Is ozone depletion the cause why there is global warming?
Yes, it is. It is responsible for global warming.
Which of these gases contribute to global warming?
Main gases contributing to global warming are carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, chlorofluorocarbons, and water vapor
How do humans contribute to climate change not including global warming?
Humans are contributing to global warming (by burning fossil fuel and cutting down forests) and global warming is CAUSING climate change.
