4.7.3.5 global warming

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Vicky B

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  • what are the five greenhouse gases?

    • carbon dioxide
    • methane
    • nitrous oxides
    • sulphur dioxide
    • water vapour
  • what is the most potent greenhouse gas?
    methane
  • how is methane produced?
    microorganisms fermenting cattle, decomposition in landfill sites and rice farming
  • why has there been a recent rise in carbon dioxide?
    the use of fossil fuels
  • how can the amount of carbon in the air be reduced?
    carbon sequestration
  • what forms smog and what is it?
    sulphur and nitrogen oxides - a haze of particulates and acidic gases