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What do you mean by global warming?
Explain the term ‘global warming’.
Solution 1
Global warming means the increase in average effective temperature near the earth's surface due to an increase in the amount of green house gases in its atmosphere.
Solution 2
Global warming: If the percentage of ‘green house gases’ increase, then the surface temperature of earth rises. “The rise in average temperature of earth’s surface is called global warming.”
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Choose the correct option.
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Choose the correct option.
Global warming will _____ climate change.
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| Column A | Column B |
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What do you understand by the term ‘global warming’?
State some anthropogenic (man-made) causes of global warming.
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Explain the following term/process in detail:
Global Warming
Give a description of the recent studies about Global Warming.
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Carbon dioxide and sulphur dioxide
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Write any two effects of global warming.
CO2 and methane are directly contributing to global warming.
