Environment · Opinions and society
greenhouse gases
heat-trapping gases
Greenhouse gases are gases that trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere.
This vs that
Cars release greenhouse gases.
Driving a car adds to your carbon footprint.
Hear it in real life
Why do people talk about methane as well as carbon dioxide?
They’re both greenhouse gases.
Burning fossil fuels releases greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
'Greenhouse gases' is the normal clear phrase; the stiff version is too technical for everyday speech.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: Greenhouse gas traps heat in the atmosphere.
Say: Greenhouse gases trap heat in the atmosphere.
Use the plural for the group of gases in general.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
greenhouse gases (plural noun); emit/release/reduce greenhouse gases
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Environment words
Opinions and society · Environment: the words around “greenhouse gases”.
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Your turn: say it out loud
Burning coal releases greenhouse gases.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
greenhouse gases
heat-trapping gases
“Burning fossil fuels releases greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.”
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