EARTH SCIENCE
CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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using bottled water
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burning fossil fuels
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texting on cellphones
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eating meat
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Detailed explanation-1: -When fossil fuels are burned, they release large amounts of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, into the air. Greenhouse gases trap heat in our atmosphere, causing global warming. Already the average global temperature has increased by 1C.
Detailed explanation-2: -Carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels is the largest single source of greenhouse gas emissions from human activities.
Detailed explanation-3: -Fossil fuels are used to produce energy; in the home they are burned to produce heat, in large power stations they are used to produce electricity and they are also used to power engines.
Detailed explanation-4: -Burning fossil fuels yields carbon dioxide, water and energy; the process of burning fossil fuels is known as “combustion”.
Detailed explanation-5: -Cars and trucks. Coal-fired power plants. Large industrial operations. Ships and airplanes. 20-Jan-2023