Whenever you… Watch TV, Play a computer game, Use the air conditioning, Turn on a light, Listen to music, Wash or dry clothes, Use a hairdryer, Use a dishwasher, Microwave a meal, Ride in a car, Boil the kettle or, Mow the lawn.
Carbon dioxide (a greenhouse gas) is given off by all animals when they exhale. Methane (another potent greenhouse gas) is emitted by ruminant animals as they digest cellulose with the aid of their intestinal bacteria. Humans are not ruminants and emit almost no intestinal methane. Burps are generally swallowed air which contains little or no greenhouse gas of any variety. The exception to this is when burping results from drinking a lot of carbonated beverages quickly. This gas would contain carbon dioxide.
The process by which gases hold heat in the air is known as the greenhouse effect. Greenhouse gases in the Earth's atmosphere, such as carbon dioxide and methane, trap heat from the sun and prevent it from escaping back into space. This trapped heat warms the Earth, contributing to global warming and climate change.
Two things that humans do that contribute to greenhouse gases isburn fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) in transport and electricity production.Cut down forests all over the world that used to remove carbon dioxide from the air.
Many of the activities that humans do have a direct or indirect link to contributing gases into the atmosphere. For example if you want to go swimming at a pool which is a 5 minute drive from your house, the swimming would not produce greenhouse gases into the air but the 5 minute drive would. But if you participated in a car race that would have a direct link to producing greenhouse gases becouse when you drive a normal petrol or gasoline powered car you would be producing carbon dioxide into the air.
Greenhouse gases, like carbon dioxide, trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere, leading to the warming of the air near the surface. This process is known as the greenhouse effect and is essential for maintaining Earth's temperature within a range suitable for supporting life. However, human activities have increased the concentration of greenhouse gases, contributing to global warming and climate change.
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Greenhouse gases can be very hot, so once they get out into the air, the climate gets hotter.
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Greenhouse gasses are NOT "obviously lighter than air"; carbon dioxide is significantly heavier than air.One way to weigh something that's lighter than air is to weigh it in a vacuum.
there are many pollutants. These are greenhouse gases.
Air pollution is due to greenhouse gases. These gases also cause ozone depletion.
While the specifics of this are controversial, the generally held beliefs are that greenhouse gases cause air temperature to rise. The primary greenhouse gases in earth's atmosphere are water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and ozone. For an extreme view of how greenhouse gases can affect temperature, do some research on Venus where greenhouse gases and the proximity to the sun have turned the planet into a furnace
By the oil we burn it releases carbons into the air adding to the greenhouse effect and global warming.
Carbon dioxide (a greenhouse gas) is given off by all animals when they exhale. Methane (another potent greenhouse gas) is emitted by ruminant animals as they digest cellulose with the aid of their intestinal bacteria. Humans are not ruminants and emit almost no intestinal methane. Burps are generally swallowed air which contains little or no greenhouse gas of any variety. The exception to this is when burping results from drinking a lot of carbonated beverages quickly. This gas would contain carbon dioxide.
The process by which gases hold heat in the air is known as the greenhouse effect. Greenhouse gases in the Earth's atmosphere, such as carbon dioxide and methane, trap heat from the sun and prevent it from escaping back into space. This trapped heat warms the Earth, contributing to global warming and climate change.
The greenhouse gases in the air are related to global warming. Greenhouse gases cause the enhanced greenhouse effect which is causing the warmth in the earth overall. The main greenhouse gases are:Water Vapor 36 - 72% effectCarbon dioxide 9 - 26%Methane 4 - 9%Ozone 3 - 7%Nitrous OxideCFCsIt is not possible to give an exact figure for the greenhouse effect of each gas as some of the gases overlap by emitting and absorbing radiation at the same frequencies.
Two things that humans do that contribute to greenhouse gases isburn fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) in transport and electricity production.Cut down forests all over the world that used to remove carbon dioxide from the air.