Which of the following gases has role an important in maintaining atmospheric temperature?
A. Nitrogen
B. Oxygen
C. Argon
D. Carbon dioxide
Answer: Option D
Solution(By Examveda Team)
Carbon dioxide is an important greenhouse gas that helps to trap heat in our atmosphere. Without it, our planet would be inhospitably cold. However, a gradual increase in CO 2 concentrations in Earth's atmosphere is helping to drive global warming, threatening to disrupt our planet's climate as average global temperatures gradually rise.Related Questions on Environmental Science
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B. a plane which crashed and caused death of human life
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D. none of these.
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B. A much lower temperature than -10o C
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