Question

The greenhouse gas, methane, is released by cattle as a product of their metabolism. What effect would an increase in cattle ranching be expected to have on climate?

a. increased dry periods
b. increased temperatures
c. increased precipitation
d. increased cloud cover

Answer 1

B

Step-by-step explanation:

Methane is one of the green house gases, and a very powerful one. It is even more potent at influencing global temperature than the most famous green house gases, CO2. Methane's chemical structure is in a way that gives it the ability to trap heat.

This means that an increased release of methane gas into the atmosphere, which is mostly done when cattles defeacates or passes gas, can drastically influence the warming on Earth.