FORESTRY
ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT
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Question
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Which of the following greenhouse gases is NOT paired with an activity that produces it?
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carbon dioxide-respiration
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methane-raising cattle
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carbon dioxide-burning fossil fuels
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methane-cutting down trees
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Methane is the primary contributor to the formation of ground-level ozone, a hazardous air pollutant and greenhouse gas, exposure to which causes 1 million premature deaths every year. Methane is also a powerful greenhouse gas. Over a 20-year period, it is 80 times more potent at warming than carbon dioxide.
Detailed explanation-2: -The use of fossil fuels is the primary source of CO2 emissions, but the removal of trees from forested land has also contributed. Mature forests, having absorbed CO2 from the atmosphere while growing, store carbon in wood, leaves, and soil. That carbon is released when people clear forested land and destroy the wood.
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