(9) 20 questions

• name the 3 greenhouse gases

  carbon dioxide, water vapour, methane
• what environmental problem does sulfur dioxide cause

  acid rain
• what are the 2 main human activities that increase carbon dioxide levels

  burning fossil fuels and desforestation
• what human activities increase methane levels

  farming animals and rice and the decomposition of rubbish in landfills
• name 2 effects of climate change

  more extreme weather, increased flooding
• describe the wavelength of radiation that comes from the sun and is reflected by the earth

  from the sun - short wave UV

  from the earth - long wave IR
• which gases are produced when nitrogen and oxygen (from air) react in the very high temp of a car engine

  nitrogen oxide
• why is the production of carbon monoxide dangerous

  it is toxid
• what is the effect of sulfur dioxide on humans

  can cause respiratory problems
• what are the effects of the nitrogen oxide

  causes respiratory problems and acid rain
• what are the effects of carbon particulates produced in the incomplete combustion of fuels

  causes global dimming and health problems