Emissions
Sources
Greenhouse Gases
GHG Chemistry
100
Natural gas and petroleum produce this annual percentage of methane emissions.
What is 29 percent.
100
This source produced 18% of methane gas emissions.
What are Landfills
100
This percent of sunlight is absorbed by the atmosphere and clouds.
What is 19 percent
100
The name of a molecule with one carbon atom and four hydrogen atoms.
What is Methane (CH4)
200
Fermentation from the digestive system of livestock contribute to this greenhouse gas emission.
What is Methane (CH4)
200
This electricity generating source produced 444 million metric tons of CO2 emissions.
What is Natural Gas
200
The global warming potential (GWP) at a time horizon of 20 years for methane.
What is 72
200
The chemical formula of nitrous oxide.
What is N2O
300
Agricultural activities contributed this percentage to nitrous oxide emissions.
What is 74 percent
300
This sector is responsible for the highest global GHG emissions.
What is Energy
300
Of the total U.S. greenhouse gas pollutants, this gas accounts for 82%.
What is Carbon Dioxide
300
The name of this molecule O = C = O.
What is Carbon Dioxide
400
This greenhouse gas can result from the use of fertilizers.
What is Nitrous Oxide (N2O)
400
This electricity generation source produces the highest U.S. carbon dioxide emissions.
What is Coal
400
The ability of a gas to trap and emit heat relative to an equivalent mass of carbon dioxide's ability.
What is Global Warming Potential (GWP)
400
The chemical formula for methane.
What is CH4
500
These 3 greenhouse gases are emitted as a result of fossil fuel combustion.
What is carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide (CO2, CH4, N2O)
500
Methane (CH4) is produced from this type of agricultural cultivation.
What is Rice
500
For a time horizon of 100 years, I have a heat trapping potential of 298.
What is Nitrous Oxide
500
My name is derived from having two nitrogen atoms and one oxygen atom.
What is Nitrous Oxide.
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