Question

what is green house effect? list two green house gases. state the ultimate effect of increase in green house gases in the environment.

Answer 1

Greenhouse effect: The phenomenon in which earth's atmosphere traps the heat from the sun and stops it from going into outer space is known as greenhouse effect.

There are some gases called green house gases like carbon dioxide, methane, ozone, chlorofluorocarbon and water vapour. The increase in the amount of these gases causes the following effects:

• Change in climatic conditions, especially by raising of the global temperature.
• Increasing chances of infectious diseases like malaria, dengue etc.
• Less or high rainfall
• Melting of ice (glaciers)
• Rise in sea level