Question

Burning oil and coal to drive our cars and heat our homes adds even more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Since carbon dioxide warms the earth, these activities contribute to. a. land pollution. b. global warming. c. water pollution. d. air pollution. e. salinity changes.

Answer 1

Answer: b. global warming

Step-by-step explanation:

Burning oil and coal for driving car and heating homes will liberate carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide gases into the atmosphere. These are the greenhouse gases which can trap the heat energy from the incident sunlight. The abundance of these gases in the atmosphere will lead to increase in the global temperature. This will lead to a drastic phenomena of global warming.

Answer 2

Since carbon dioxide warms the earth, the activities listed contribute to global warming. The correct answer is B, global warming.