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Which term is used to reflect the potential of a greenhouse gas to cause global warming?

AWarming potent
BWarming potential
CGlobal warming potential ✓ Correct
DNone of the above
Correct answer: (C) Global warming potential
Explanation

Global warming potential measures how much a greenhouse gas can contribute to warming relative to carbon dioxide over a set period.

Warming potent is not a recognised technical term for this measure.

Warming potential alone is an incomplete, non-standard label for the concept.

With the exact accepted term present, denying any answer is unjustified.

Carbon dioxide is assigned a global warming potential of one as the reference.

Methane and many fluorinated gases have far higher values over a century.

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