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Carbon dioxide is the greenhouse gas added to the atmosphere when we burn fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas).
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How is carbon in fossil fuels eventually returned to the atmosphere?
The CO and CO2 comes from burning fossil fuels, and is released into the atmosphere in the smoke.
The major anthropogenic sources of excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are?
the burning of fossil fuels
Is burning fossil fuels the reason carbon dioxide is building up in your atmosphere?
Burning fossil fuels isn't the only reason carbon dioxide is building up in the Earth's atmosphere. The other reason is the destruction of forests all round the world.
What chemical equation for the burning of fossil fuels?
Burning of fossil fuels is an oxidation reaction.
How does burning fossil fuels affect rain?
When fuels are burned their pollution goes into the atmosphere where it mixes with rain, this forms acid rain.
How does burning fossil fuels affect the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
The burning of fossil fuels affects the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere by increasing it.
How is carbon dioxide added to the atmosphere?
By burning fossil fuels like coal, oil and natural gas.
How does burning fossil fuels affect earths atmosphere?
Burning fossil fuels adds carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, to the atmosphere. This can raise global temperatures.
which describes the burning of fossil fuels?
Burning fossil fuels contributes to climate change and are nonrenewable.
How is carbon in fossil fuels eventually returned to the atmosphere?
The CO and CO2 comes from burning fossil fuels, and is released into the atmosphere in the smoke.
By what process is the carbon in fossil fuels released into the atmosphere?
Burning of the fossil fuels releases the carbon dioxide.
What process is the carbon in fossil fuels released into the atmosphere?
Burning of the fossil fuels releases the carbon dioxide.
Does burning fossil fuels remove carbon from the atmosphere?
No, it puts carbon into the atmosphere.
Most pollution in the atmosphere comes from?
Burning fossil fuels
Water pollution can occur from burning fossil fuels due to?
Water pollution can occur from burning fossil fuels due to the acid rain. Fossil fuels will pollute the atmosphere which will result into acid rain.
Are fossil fuels carbon-based?
Burning fossil fuels releases carbon into the atmosphere in the form of CO2. Yes.
Is Burning fossil fuels causes a movement of carbon from the?
geosphere to the atmosphere.
