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Greenhouse gases and atmospheric pollutants MatchUp
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Fossil fuel
Global climate change
Sulfur dioxide
Carbon dioxide
Greenhouse gas
Carbon monoxide
Carbon neutral
Carbon sinks
Oxide of nitrogen
Particulates
Carbon footprint
Ultraviolet
Methane
Global dimming
Infrared
Absorbs radiation emitted by the Earth and warms the atmosphere
An increase in average temperatures and change to weather patterns likely caused by greenhouse gases
The total amount of greenhouse gases emitted as a result of a product over its lifetime
A hydrocarbon that is burnt to produce energy
Greenhouse gas produced when fossil fuels undergo complete combustion
Greenhouse gas produced by rice fields and swamps
Toxic, odourless gas that is hard to detect
Pollutant that is produced when sulfur in fossil fuels is oxidised
Pollutant that is produced when nitrogen reacts with oxygen inside an engine
Solid particles formed during incomplete combustion of diesel
Only releases as much carbon dioxide as it absorbs
Phenomenon caused when particulates reflect sunlight away from the Earth
Radiation of a long wavelength emitted by the Earth
Electromagnetic radiation of a short wavelength
Forests and oceans that absorb and store carbon dioxide