Question

Read the given statements and select the correct option.
Statement 1: Average temperature of Earth has increased by 0.6°C during the past century.

Statement 2: There has been a progressive increase in the use of fossil fuels generating more greenhouse gases.

1] BOTH CORRECT
2] BOTH WRONG
3] 1 IS CORRECT 2 IS WRONG
4] 1 WRONG 2 IS CORRECT

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

The various greenhouse gases are CO  

2

​  

,CH  

4

​  

,CFC  

s

​  

 and N  

2

​  

O. Excessive use of fossil fuel is adding more CO  

2

​  

 to atmosphere. This increase in concentration of greenhouse gases has led to considerable heating of earth leading to global warming. During the pas century, the temperature of earth has increased by 0.6