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How can carbon dioxide gas in the atmosphere can become part of the carbon compounds found inside animals?
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Where does the carbon in CO2 go Doesn't gravity and rain clean the CO2 from the atmosphere?
No. Carbon dioxide is thoroughly mixed into the atmosphere and cannot separate from the air simply though gravity. Some carbon dioxide does go into water to become locked away in carbonate minerals, but the primary way of removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is through photosynthesis, a process by which plants and algae convert water and carbon dioxide into sugar and oxygen. Currently we are producing more carbon dioxide than the plants can absorb, resulting in an increase in the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
How did the oceans reduce the carbon dioxide levels?
The oceans help to keep the carbon dioxide level in the atmosphere low by dissolving a large portion of CO2 from the atmosphere. Unfortunately, the increased CO2 in the atmosphere is causing the oceans to become more acidic.
What is carbon monoxide cycle?
Carbon monoxide is first produced by either human activities involving combustion or a variety of natural processes. From there on, it reacts with oxygen/hydrogen radicals in the atmosphere and become carbon dioxide. The fact that most carbon monoxide will become carbon dioxide when left in the atmosphere long enough can help explain why the carbon monoxide cycle is not taught in school.
How does the carbon in fossil fuels get into the atmosphere?
The carbon in fossil fuels is released by burning. This combustion emits carbon dioxide, water and some other pollutants depending on how complete the combustion was. This carbon dioxide, which is slightly heavier than air, become mixed all through the atmosphere by the action of the winds.
What does carbon dioxide do to the Venus's atmosphere?
Just as the earth has naturally-occurring carbon dioxide in its atmosphere, so also does the planet Venus have naturally-occurring carbon dioxide in its atmosphere. Because the concentration of carbon dioxide is so high in the Venetian atmosphere, it has a more considerable greenhouse effect.
What is sphere interdependency?
Carbon moves from the atmosphere to plants. In the atmosphere, carbon is attached to oxygen in a gas called carbon dioxide (CO2). [ [ With the help of the Sun, through the process of photosynthesis, carbon dioxide is pulled from the air to make plant food from carbon. # Carbon moves from plants to animals. Through food chains, the carbon that is in plants moves to the animals that eat them. Animals that eat other animals get the carbon from their food too. # Carbon moves from plants and animals to the ground. When plants and animals die, their bodies, wood and leaves decay bringing the carbon into the ground. Some becomes buried miles underground and will become fossil fuels in millions and millions of years. # Carbon moves from living things to the atmosphere. Each time you exhale, you are releasing carbon dioxide gas (CO2) into the atmosphere. Animals and plants get rid of carbon dioxide gas through a process called respiration. ] ]
Would increases in atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide cause the atmosphere to become warmer?
Yes.
Why does acid rain affect using oil as a fuel?
The burning of oil and oil products (such as petroleum/gasoline) creates gases and pollutants which enter the atmosphere and change the pH of the rain water, causing it to become more acidic. The compounds, for example sulphur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide change the pH of rain from neutral to acidic.
What will happen if the world doesn't stop burning fossil fuels?
More and more carbon dioxide will be pumped into the atmosphere. Global warming will increase, causing more severe climate change. The world will become unlivable for humans and animals.
What chemicals do rain mix with to become acidic?
if with nitrogen compounds, it becomes nitric acid if with sulfuric compounds, it becomes sulfuric acid if with phosphate compounds, it becomes phosphoric acid if with carbon dioxide, it becomes carbonic acid
Where does the carbon in CO2 go Doesn't gravity and rain clean the CO2 from the atmosphere?
No. Carbon dioxide is thoroughly mixed into the atmosphere and cannot separate from the air simply though gravity. Some carbon dioxide does go into water to become locked away in carbonate minerals, but the primary way of removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is through photosynthesis, a process by which plants and algae convert water and carbon dioxide into sugar and oxygen. Currently we are producing more carbon dioxide than the plants can absorb, resulting in an increase in the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
How did the oceans reduce the carbon dioxide levels?
The oceans help to keep the carbon dioxide level in the atmosphere low by dissolving a large portion of CO2 from the atmosphere. Unfortunately, the increased CO2 in the atmosphere is causing the oceans to become more acidic.
What would happen if the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere decreased?
The atmosphere would become much smaller and the earth would become much colder during winter and also at night.
Is there still carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
If there wasn't we should all be dead right about now. Carbon dioxide is the most influential factor in the greenhouse effect of our planet. It allows visible light rays to pass into the atmosphere, however as they pass through it, many are refracted into infrared radiation (Heat/Thermal Energy). The infrared rays are now too weak to escape our atmosphere, and therefore heat has become trapped, allowing the atmosphere to remain at a temperature that is suitable for the life on this planet. Therefore, of course there is still carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
What is carbon monoxide cycle?
Carbon monoxide is first produced by either human activities involving combustion or a variety of natural processes. From there on, it reacts with oxygen/hydrogen radicals in the atmosphere and become carbon dioxide. The fact that most carbon monoxide will become carbon dioxide when left in the atmosphere long enough can help explain why the carbon monoxide cycle is not taught in school.
What happens when the atmosphere has a higher percentage of carbon dioxide and lower oxygen?
The Earth will become hotter as carbon dioxide traps heat to keep the Earth warm. But too much carbon dioxide will cause the Earth to be more warm and that lead to global warming.
How does the carbon in fossil fuels get into the atmosphere?
The carbon in fossil fuels is released by burning. This combustion emits carbon dioxide, water and some other pollutants depending on how complete the combustion was. This carbon dioxide, which is slightly heavier than air, become mixed all through the atmosphere by the action of the winds.
