(Top QUALITY 2024/2025 EXAM REVIEW) GCSE Geography-Climate Change (WGU C267 - Climate Change), Questions and answers. VERIFIED.

GCSE Geography-Climate Change (WGU C267 - Climate Change), Questions and answers. VERIFIED. When did global warming start? - -From 1950s Three ways of knowing climate change? - -Ice cores, glacial retreat, early spring and rising sea levels Describe the greenhouse effect - -The earth allows short wavelength radiation from the sun to heat up the earths surface. Some of the radiation (long wavelength radiation) is emmited and reflected by the earth and is absorbed by greenhouse gases like nitrous oxide, methane and sulfur dioxide This heats up the earths surface What are the greenhouse gases? - -Methane, nitrogen oxide, sulfur dioxide What increases green house gases in atmosphere human way? - -Deforestation Dumping waste in landfill-when decomposed it produces methane Burning fossil fuels Agricultural practices leads to releases in methane and nitrogen oxide Natural factors increasing glob