Question

The passage suggests motor vehicles contribute to both air pollution and global warming because their emissions:

(1 point)
Responses

release sulfur and nitrogen that result in acid rain.
release sulfur and nitrogen that result in acid rain.

produce soot and ash that form particle pollution.
produce soot and ash that form particle pollution.

generate ozone that directly irritates the respiratory tract.
generate ozone that directly irritates the respiratory tract.

create greenhouse gases that trap planetary heat.

Answer 1

create greenhouse gases that trap planetary heat.

These greenhouse gases (chiefly CO2 from motor vehicles) both contribute to air pollution and cause global warming by trapping heat in the atmosphere.