?Match the term with the correct description.
A. ?the concentration of this gas increased from 318 ppm to 400 ppm between 1960 and 2015, primarily due to fossil fuel use
B. ?greenhouse gas emitted by human activities including livestock production, rice production, natural gas production, landfills, and the flooding of land behind large dams
C. ?potent greenhouse gas that has increased in the atmosphere primarily due to the increased use of fertilizers
D. ?this gas amplifies the warming effect of other greenhouse gases
E. ?suspended microscopic droplets and solid particles in the atmosphere
A. ?carbon dioxide (CO2)
B. ?methane (CH4)
C. nitrous oxide (N2O)
D. ?water vapor
E. aerosols
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