Question

Match each letter with the correct term

1. ____ is the reduced rate at which the earth loses heat, causing an increase in the earth's temperature.


2. ____ results when substances contaminate the air.


3. ____ is an abbreviation for the compound formed from chlorine, fluorine, and carbon.


4. ____ is formed by the gases released when burning of fossil fuels, such as coal and oil, combined with rain.


5. ___ is formed when fossil fuels or turpentine are incompletely burned in the presence of sunlight.


6. ____ is a colorless, odorless gas.



a. CFC


b. Acid Rain


c. The Greenhouse Effect


d. Smog


e. Carbon Monoxide


f. Air Pollution

Answer 1

The greenhouse effect, air pollution, CFCs, acid rain, smog, and carbon monoxide are matched to their corresponding definitions, explaining their impact on the environment and specifically on global warming and climate change.

Step-by-step explanation:

Match each letter with the correct term:

1. The Greenhouse Effect is the reduced rate at which the earth loses heat, causing an increase in the earth's temperature.
2. Air Pollution results when substances contaminate the air.
3. CFC is an abbreviation for the compound formed from chlorine, fluorine, and carbon.
4. Acid Rain is formed by the gases released when burning of fossil fuels, such as coal and oil, combined with rain.
5. Smog is formed when fossil fuels or turpentine are incompletely burned in the presence of sunlight.
6. Carbon Monoxide is a colorless, odorless gas.

Gases that trap heat in the atmosphere, like carbon dioxide and methane, are called greenhouse gases. The greenhouse effect is the process by which radiation from a planet's atmosphere warms the planet's surface to a temperature above what it would be without this atmosphere. Global warming refers to the increase in the average temperature of the Earth's atmosphere due to elevated greenhouse gas concentrations, heightening the greenhouse effect. Climate change includes both global warming driven by human-induced emissions of greenhouse gases and the resulting large-scale shifts in weather patterns.