global warming
Modern warming is driven mainly by increased greenhouse gases. This topic is part of Climate within Science & Nature. This page currently draws on 4 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
global warming trivia questions
Global warming refers to the long-term rise in Earth's average what?
Answer: Temperature
Bonus fact: Modern warming is driven mainly by increased greenhouse gases.
Which gas from fossil-fuel combustion is the largest human contributor to current global warming?
Answer: Carbon dioxide
Bonus fact: CO2 accumulates in the atmosphere and traps additional heat.
Why can melting sea ice amplify warming?
Answer: Less sunlight is reflected and more is absorbed
Bonus fact: This is the ice-albedo feedback.
Why are different greenhouse gases converted to CO2-equivalents in footprint calculations?
Answer: To compare their warming effects on a common scale
Bonus fact: Global warming potentials provide conversion factors.