Question

question 1 points 3 which of the following statement is correct? i. human activities have contributed substantially to climate change by adding co2 and other heat - trapping gases to the atmosphere. ii. greenhouse gases absorb the solar heat rays and retain them from the surface of the earth. iii. climate data records provide evidence of climate change key indicators. only i only ii only iii i, ii and iii

Explanation:

• Statement I: Human - made activities like burning fossil fuels have increased greenhouse gas (including CO₂) concentrations in the atmosphere, contributing to climate change.
• Statement II: Greenhouse gases absorb and re - radiate infrared radiation (heat) emitted from the Earth's surface, not solar heat rays directly. But the statement has a mis - concept.
• Statement III: Climate data records such as temperature trends, sea - level rise data, etc., provide evidence of climate change key indicators.

Answer:

C. Only III