Which term means a gradual increase in the earth's temperature caused by greenhouse gases?

Which term means a gradual increase in the earth's temperature caused by greenhouse gases?

• A. Natural habitat
• B. Global warming
• C. Rubbish dump
• D. Overfishing

Answer: (B)

Global warming describes the gradual rise in Earth's average surface temperature caused by greenhouse gases trapping more heat in the atmosphere. Gases like carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide build up from burning fossil fuels, agriculture, and industry, which enhances the natural greenhouse effect and leads to warming over time. This is the specific temperature increase people refer to when they talk about warming of the planet, and it’s a major aspect of the broader changes we call climate change. Natural habitat refers to the place where organisms live, not a change in temperature. A rubbish dump is simply waste disposal, and overfishing describes removing fish from oceans faster than they can reproduce, affecting ecosystems rather than global temperature.

Global warming describes the gradual rise in Earth's average surface temperature caused by greenhouse gases trapping more heat in the atmosphere. Gases like carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide build up from burning fossil fuels, agriculture, and industry, which enhances the natural greenhouse effect and leads to warming over time. This is the specific temperature increase people refer to when they talk about warming of the planet, and it’s a major aspect of the broader changes we call climate change.

Natural habitat refers to the place where organisms live, not a change in temperature. A rubbish dump is simply waste disposal, and overfishing describes removing fish from oceans faster than they can reproduce, affecting ecosystems rather than global temperature.