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Carbon dioxide acts as a greenhouse gas and retains heat radiation from the sun, which, combined with other greenhouse gases helps to maintain the earths surface temperature. Without the presence of CO2 in the atmosphere, most of the solar radiation would not be retained and thus the surface temperature would be very low and unable to sustain human life.
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The two major dissolved gases in ocean water are?
The two principal gases that are dissolved in ocean water are oxygen and carbon dioxide. These gases are vital for marine life.
What happens to greenhouse gases at natural levels in the atmosphere?
At natural levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere (before the Industrial Revolution), the carbon cycle moved carbon dioxide in and out of land, sea and air. Enough carbon dioxide remained in the atmosphere to keep the earth comfortably warm, warm enough for life.
Is carbon dioxide or the growth of microorganism a characteristic of life?
Carbon dioxide is NOT a life characteristic.
What is it called when CO2 and other gases are released into the atmosphere through vents in Earth's crust?
Carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere by volcanic activity.
What is in the air on earth?
The Earthâ??s gases are composed of: Oxygen -21%, Nitrogen-78%, Argon-0.93% and Carbon Dioxide-0.038%. Earth is the only planet that has an atmosphere that can sustain life.
What importance of air in our life?
because air contains many gases like nitrogen, oxygen carbon dioxide and a few other gases like argon etc.
What are the two main gases involved with life?
Oxygen Carbon dioxide
The two major dissolved gases in ocean water are?
The two principal gases that are dissolved in ocean water are oxygen and carbon dioxide. These gases are vital for marine life.
What gasses are located on Uranus' surface?
methane carbon dioxide gases that do not provide life
What are three most important gases for life?
The three most important gases for life... I would say: oxygen, carbon dioxide and the last one, hydrogen
What are the three most important gases for life?
The three most important gases for life... I would say: oxygen, carbon dioxide and the last one, hydrogen
What are the two gases that are exchanged during the breathing process?
The function of the respiratory system is to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide. You breath in air that is rich in oxygen and your lungs move it into the blood to go throughout your body. Then your lungs extract carbon dioxide from the blood and you breath it out.
What 3 things are needed for life?
Energy Liquid Water Oxygen,Nitrogen,Carbon dioxide,Hydrogen and other gases.
What happens to greenhouse gases at natural levels in the atmosphere?
At natural levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere (before the Industrial Revolution), the carbon cycle moved carbon dioxide in and out of land, sea and air. Enough carbon dioxide remained in the atmosphere to keep the earth comfortably warm, warm enough for life.
Is carbon dioxide or the growth of microorganism a characteristic of life?
Carbon dioxide is NOT a life characteristic.
Which gases in earths atmosphere help keep surface temperatures warm enough for life?
carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor.
What do people breathe into the air?
People ( Humans) exhale nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and trace amounts of other gases. The nitrogen and other gases remain unreacted. from the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide is the result of breathing in (inhaling) oxygen travelling around the body in the blood stream, being used at the muscles etc., thereby being converted to carbon dioxide, which is carried in the blood stream to be exhaled. The carbon dioxide, being a heavy gas, falls to earth, is breathed in by green plant life, undergoes photosynthesis, and oxygen is released. The carbon compoent remains in the plant as biomass. The two gases , oxygen and carbon dioxide, are part of the oxygen/carbon cycle.
