Question

greenhouse gas
major greenhouses gases
greenhouse gases have what is known as a greenhouse warming potential. a greenhouse
warming potential measures the ability of a molecule to contribute to global warming over a
period of time. one greenhouse gas is water vapor. water vapor has a greenhouse warming
potential of less than one and lasts up to nine days in the atmosphere. nitrous oxide is another
greenhouse gas with a greenhouse warming potential of 300, and it can last 114 years in the
atmosphere.
carbon dioxide is the standard gas used for comparison of greenhouse warming potential. it
has a greenhouse warming potential of one and can last 300 - 1,000 years in the atmosphere. for
example, cfcs, or chlorofluorocarbons, possess the greatest greenhouse warming potential of
1,600 - 13,000 times that of carbon dioxide.
the natural balance in the atmosphere is carbon dioxide, water vapor, and nitrogen, but some
greenhouse gases alter that natural balance like cfcs and methane. methane has a
greenhouse warming potential of 21 and can last in the atmosphere for 12 years.
which gas has a greenhouse warming potential of 1600 to
13,000 times greater than carbon dioxide?
methane
cfcs
nitrous oxide

Explanation:

The text mentions that CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons) possess the greatest greenhouse warming potential of 1,600 - 13,000 times that of carbon dioxide.

Answer:

CFCs