SSC
BIOLOGY
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Question
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Which property of a gas means that it is classed as a greenhouse gas?
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They trap some of the long-wave radiation emitted by the Earth’s surface
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They prevent short-wave radiation from reaching the Earth’s surface
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They dissolve in rainwater to produce acid rain
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They are only produced by human activity
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Carbon Dioxide Emissions. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the primary greenhouse gas emitted through human activities. In 2020, CO2 accounted for about 79% of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions from human activities.
Detailed explanation-2: -Greenhouse gases A greenhouse gas is called that because it absorbs infrared radiation from the Sun in the form of heat, which is circulated in the atmosphere and eventually lost to space.
Detailed explanation-3: -The fundamental physical property of a greenhouse gas is that it must absorb infrared radiation via one or more of its vibrational modes in the infra-red range of 6–25 m.
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