Question

1 which of the following human activities releases the greatest amount of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere?
a polluting our rivers and streams
b using solar energy
c building cement buildings
d burn fossil fuels (like gas and coal)

Explanation:

Polluting rivers and streams mainly causes water pollution, not significant greenhouse gas emissions. Using solar energy is a clean, renewable energy source with minimal to no greenhouse gas emissions. Building cement buildings does release some greenhouse gases during the cement - making process (e.g., from the calcination of limestone), but burning fossil fuels (like gas and coal) is a major source of carbon dioxide (\(CO_2\)), a prominent greenhouse gas. The combustion of fossil fuels for electricity generation, transportation, and industrial processes releases large quantities of \(CO_2\) into the atmosphere.

Answer:

D. Burn fossil fuels (like gas and coal)