Greenhouse gases include ____.
A) carbon dioxide, water, nitrogen, and hydrogen
B) carbon dioxide, water, methane, ozone, and nitrous oxide
C) carbon dioxide, phosphorous, water, and ozone
D) carbon dioxide, methane, and carbon monoxide
E) carbon dioxide, ozone, nitrous oxide, and phosphorous

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Greenhouse gases are those that can trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere, contributing to the greenhouse effect. The correct answer includes carbon dioxide, water vapor, methane, ozone, and nitrous oxide, all of which are recognized greenhouse gases. Nitrogen and hydrogen (from choice A) are not greenhouse gases. Phosphorous (mentioned in choices C and E) is not a gas and does not contribute to the greenhouse effect in its elemental form. Carbon monoxide (mentioned in choice D) does have an indirect effect on the greenhouse effect by affecting the atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases, but it is not typically classified among the primary greenhouse gases.

Greenhouse Gases Include ____