Question

(ii) Draw a pie diagram showing the relative contribution of different greenhouse gases to global warming.

Answer 1

• The gases like carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxides, fluorinated gases, and water vapour have the property of trapping the outgoing radiations from the Earth’s surface. This is called the greenhouse effect.
• The gases carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxides, fluorinated gases, and water vapour are called greenhouse gases.
• Carbon dioxide is the major contributor to the greenhouse effect.