Human Activities and Climate Change Quick Check
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Question
Which compares the effectiveness of methane and nitrous oxide as a greenhouse gas with that of carbon dioxide?(1 point)
Responses
Only methane is a more effective greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide.
Only methane is a more effective greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide.
Neither methane nor nitrous oxide is a more effective greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide.
Neither methane nor nitrous oxide is a more effective greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide.
Only nitrous oxide is a more effective greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide.
Only nitrous oxide is a more effective greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide.
Both methane and nitrous oxide are more effective greenhouse gases than carbon dioxide.
Both methane and nitrous oxide are more effective greenhouse gases than carbon dioxide.
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The correct response to the question about the effectiveness of methane and nitrous oxide as greenhouse gases compared to carbon dioxide is:
Both methane and nitrous oxide are more effective greenhouse gases than carbon dioxide.
Methane has a much higher global warming potential than carbon dioxide over a shorter time frame (typically measured over 20 years). Nitrous oxide is also a potent greenhouse gas and significantly more effective than carbon dioxide in trapping heat in the atmosphere.
