Carbon dioxide functions as a greenhouse gas by . a. interfering with water's ability to absorb heat; b. increasing the random molecular motions of oxygen; c. allowing radiation from the sun to reach Earth and absorbing the re-radiated heat; d. splitting into carbon and oxygen and increasing the rate of cellular respiration
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Hi everyone here, we have a question that says blank is the long term rise in global temperatures caused by an increase in the concentration of blank in the Earth's atmosphere. Global warming is the long term rise in global temperatures caused by an increase in the concentration of greenhouse gasses in the warmth in the atmosphere, and greenhouse gasses are gasses in the atmosphere that absorb and emit thermal radiation. The main gas is responsible for the greenhouse effect include carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and water vapor and floor nated gasses. So our answer here is C global warming, greenhouse gasses. Thank you for watching. Bye.