What is common between carbon dioxide and water vapour in the atmosphere?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: Both contribute to the greenhouse effect
Carbon dioxide and water vapour both absorb outgoing terrestrial longwave radiation, so they contribute to the natural greenhouse effect and help keep Earth warmer than it would otherwise be. Water vapour is highly variable, whereas carbon dioxide is longer-lived and strongly influenced by human activity. Thus option A is correct; they are not inert gases, the most abundant gases, or dust particles.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
Both contribute to the greenhouse effect
Why is this the correct answer?
Carbon dioxide and water vapour both absorb outgoing terrestrial longwave radiation, so they contribute to the natural greenhouse effect and help keep Earth warmer than it would otherwise be. Water vapour is highly variable, whereas carbon dioxide is longer-lived and strongly influenced by human activity. Thus option A is correct; they are not inert gases, the most abundant gases, or dust particles.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 11 Accountancy question. Chapter: Theory Base of Accounting.
