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Which human activity would have the most direct impact on the oxygen carbon dioxide cycle?
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∙ 12y ago
Burning fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide that has been stored underground for 300 million years. This extra load is disrupting the carbon cycle, which is unable to move all the extra carbon dioxide out of the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
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∙ 9y agoWe keep destroying natural areas, especially forest areas with many plants and replacing them with buildings, parking lots, lawns, etc.
Fewer plants means less oxygen and more carbon dioxide. This disturbs the balance of the natural cycle.
Every time something burns (combustion), more carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere.
We add more and more carbon dioxide and destroy more and more of the plants that clean the air for us.
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∙ 8y agoHumans are a part of the oxygen cycle because we all use cars and pollute the air every day.
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∙ 9y agoThere are a few human activities that would have a direct impact on the oxygen-carbon dioxide cycle. Planting trees and other plants is one of these activities.
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∙ 10y agoThe burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) in industry, transport and the generation of electricity, which releases carbon dioxide (CO2).
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∙ 12y agodestroying large forest areas
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Does light intensity or concentration of carbon have a greater impact on photosynthesis?
The light intensity has a little bit more effect. The amount of carbon dioxide is generally in excess of what is required for the photosynthesis. It would have to raise significantly above current levels to overtake the effect of light intensity. That is not to say carbon dioxide concentration isn't still very important. The carbon dioxide concentration also has a minor secondary effect by slightly expanding the tropical and temperate regions towards towards the poles when it is higher and shrinking them towards the equator when it drops - it has to be warm for photosynthetic plants to thrive.
How does the process of photosynthesis impact the flow of energy and the cycling of nutrients?
It captures light energy and uses it to power chemical reactions that convert carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and energy-rich carbohydrates such as sugars and starches.
What does tree provide us?
1. Trees absorb carbon dioxide and fix it into sugar molecules, helping to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and therefore reducing the impact of human-generated carbon dioxide release. 2. Tree roots anchor the soil, reducing the amount of soil lost during rainfalls to erosion and helping to maintain a healthy top soil layer. 3. Trees provide shade, which can reduce the amount of air conditioning a house needs during summer.
How do plants or animals depends on one another as shown by the oxygen-carbon dioxide cycle?
the global ecosystem depends on both plants and animals to survive▬and as part of that ecosystem,plants and animals need each other. although their symbiotic relationship is something subtle,at other times their impact on one another is stricking..
What has been the greatest source of change in the biosphere?
Many might say the rapid increase in the number of people on Earth, but it is, has been, and always will be volcanic activity. A single volcanic eruption puts more carbon into the atmosphere in a single day than any collective industry of human activity can in a year.
Which human activity would have the most direct impact on the carbon cycle?
There are a few human activities that would have a direct impact on the oxygen-carbon dioxide cycle. Planting trees and other plants is one of these activities.
How does carbon dioxide impact water?
Increases acidity
Who is Dr Paul Beggs?
Australian scientist Dr Paul Beggs has found that increased levels of carbon dioxide and higher temperatures are having a direct impact
What positive impact do people have on forests?
We exhale carbon dioxide, which trees take in to produce oxygen, which we take in to produce carbon dioxide, and so forth.
What is carbon footprinting?
A carbon footprint is a measure of the impact human activities have on the environment in terns of the amount of greenhouse gases produced, measured in units of carbon dioxide.
How will the level of carbon in the atmosphere change if humans do nothing to reduce their impact on the carbon cycle?
If humans continue doing nothing to reduce their impact on the carbon cycle then the levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will continue to rise.
Does human activity have little or no impact on cycles?
No.Human activity (burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) in industry, transport and the generation of electricity) is having a serious effect on the carbon cycle, by adding extra carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.Human activity (pollution, overuse) is having a serious effect on the water cycle and the amount of fresh water available to our communities.
Does barbecuing produce carbon dioxide?
Any burning of wood, charcoal, coal, gas, propane or butane produced carbon dioxide/ These are the common BBQ fuels, so yes BBQs produce carbon dioxide. Even electrical BBQs get their power from fossil fuelled power plants and have a carbon dioxide impact.
What is the impact of the pollution in china?
it is a huge impact because of all the industrial buildings and factories causing carbon dioxide which is polluting the air
How does the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere affect climate?
Yes. Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas. If levels of it in the atmosphere are higher than normal, then they trap more heat. This is causing global warming, and the world warming is causing changes in climate.
What effect is enhanced on earth with increased amounts of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
An increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere results in an increased amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. A decrease usually results in a decreased concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
Which single gas has the greatest impact globally on the enhanced greenhouse effect?
Carbon dioxide is the gas that is having the greatest impact on the enhanced greenhouse effect.
