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What happens when there is a lot of carbon dioxide in the Atmosphere?
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∙ 12y ago
The Earth would be unable to radiate energy away from itself at a rate, sufficient to maintain an energy balance. Earth would become warmer and warmer until something happened to bring the energy cycle back into balance, like another year without summer or an increase in Earth's CO2 sequester rate.
Increased levels of atmospheric CO2 are already a reality, but the net effect this has on warming is very difficult to quantify. Scientific inquiries, concerning this and other warming issues, are ongoing.
Carbon dioxide absorbs, and releases heat. To over simplify: The CO2 in the air allows heat to radiate from the sun to the earth. However, CO2 interferes with the heat that is radiated by the earth into space. It absorbs this radiation and releases some of it back to the earth.
Over time, if this condition is allowed to continue and to evolve, it results in a warming shift in Earth's energy balance, a net gain in energy (heat) for earth and its atmosphere.
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∙ 6y ago
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∙ 11y agoIf there is too little carbon dioxide in the atmosphere then the greenhouse effect won't work, heat can't be trapped and the earth will be much colder.
Extensive glaciation will occur and earth will covered with glaciers all over. Sea levels will drop dramatically. Many living things will become extinct by their inability to accommodate the climatic condition.
CO2 being a limiting factor, the rate of photosynthesis will also decline.
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∙ 7y agoIf there is too much carbon dioxide in the air:
- the greenhouse effect will increase
- average temperatures will rise
- glaciers and ice caps will melt
- sea levels will rise
- coastal areas and low islands will be submerged under the sea
- probably worse hurricanes and other storms
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∙ 11y agoThere does not appear to be any likelihood that there will not be enough carbon dioxide in the air; currently we have more than we want. However, if for some reason there should be a shortage of carbon dioxide in the air, it would affect the growth of green plants, since photosynthesis requires carbon dioxide. In addition, the Earth would get colder, and might even enter into an ice age.
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∙ 12y agoIncoming Heat from the Sun via EM Radiation gets through to Earth's surface yet is trapped and held within Our Biosphere.
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∙ 14y agoPlants would not produce food
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Why is more carbon dioxide entering the atmosphere?
because we have a greater demand for fossil fuels and when you burn fossil fuels a lot of carbon dioxide is released
Global warming is happening because?
Earth's atmosphere has a lot of carbon dioxide. When heat from the sun penetrates the atmosphere, the carbon dioxide makes it hard to return back to space. So minimal heat gets reflected. This is what you call the greenhouse effect. The heat gets trapped inside our atmosphere. This is global warming.
How does the destruction of forests contribute to the greenhouse effect?
Carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is not absorbed, and oxygen produced, and the carbon (of CO2) cannot form biomass), because there are no trees. Photosynthesis is the process in green plant material (leaf , grass etc.,) where carbon dioxide is absorbed, and oxygen produced into the atmosphere. 'u.v' light(sunlight) is also needed; the process does NOT proceed at night. The carbon of CO2 forms part of the plant's biomass. Trees are particularly efficient at this process, but ALL green plant material (grass , leaves, etc.,) undergoes the process. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a heavy gas, and will fall to the ground, hence it will react with plant material, and not move into the upper atmosphere.
How might warmer oceans accelerate global warming?
Less carbon dioxide would dissolve in the oceans so there would be more in the atmosphere. Warm water holds less carbon dioxide. The oceans are a major carbon sink. If they release a lot of it due to being warmer then it becomes more greenhouse gas.
How often is carbon dioxide cycled through the atmosphere?
Best Answer to this Q'n is: repeatedly, and as often as possible [under varying conditions]. Individual carbon dioxide (CO2) molecules spend an average of 3-4 years in the atmosphere (the residence time), before moving on as part of the carbon cycle. However, because CO2 leaving the atmosphere is offset by CO2 from natural carbon sources, it takes a lot longer than this for artificial CO2 increases to dissipate - up to a thousand years. This is called the turnover time, or the global atmospheric lifetime.
Why are there a lot of CO in Venus' atmosphere?
There isn't a lot of CO, but there is a lot of CO2 (carbon dioxide).
Is there more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere than argon?
No, there is a lot more argon.
Carbon in the atmosphere is most often found as which of the following compounds?
List the compounds so I can answer your question. I would imagine Carbon Dioxide and Carbon Monoxide would be the first 2.
Why is more carbon dioxide entering the atmosphere?
because we have a greater demand for fossil fuels and when you burn fossil fuels a lot of carbon dioxide is released
What 3 gases made up the earths atmosphere a lot of years ago?
carbon dioxide, sulphur dioxide and still nitrogen
Nowadays in the world you come face to face with global warming and a lot of Carbon dioxide gas is released how can you prevent it by easiest way?
Nowadays in the world there is a lot of Carbon dioxide gas and not every country can fix it how can we make easier way to reduce the carbon dioxide in atmosphere?
How are forests able to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store it for years?
All trees and different types of vegetation can. The trees and plants don't store all of the carbon dioxide for years because some plants die, and some trees drop leaves in the fall. What happens is in the summer when the trees get new leaves and grow more wood in the form of branches and a larger trunk, then they store a lot of carbon dioxide. However, in the fall, when the leaves fall and they decompose, a portion of the carbon dioxide is released back into the atmosphere. The majority of the carbon dioxide is stored, or sequestered, in the wood of the trees and the remaining parts of the plants (such as stems, roots). That is until they are consumed by rotting, or decomposing, or by being burned. Then the carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere once more. Since trees live a very long time, a lot of carbon dioxide is stored for a very long time.
What is the dangers of oil as a fossil fuel?
Oil is a carbon-rich substance, and by burning it, we release a lot of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Carbon Dioxide is a greenhouse gas, so this can increase the Greenhouse Effect, which is linked to global warming.
How is carbon dioxide unloaded?
farts contain a lot of Carbon Dioxide.
Where do trees get carbon dioxide?
Trees absorb carbon dioxide from the air through photosynthesis. They remove and store the carbon and release the oxygen back into the atmosphere. A forest of trees is thus called a carbon sink.
Global warming is happening because?
Earth's atmosphere has a lot of carbon dioxide. When heat from the sun penetrates the atmosphere, the carbon dioxide makes it hard to return back to space. So minimal heat gets reflected. This is what you call the greenhouse effect. The heat gets trapped inside our atmosphere. This is global warming.
Can dry ice cause a lot of carbon dioxide?
Dry ice is the solid form of carbon dioxide. While it doesn't cause anything, when dry ice sublimates (melts, except without becoming a liquid), gaseous carbon dioxide is released. So if this happens in an enclosed space, there will be a buildup of carbon dioxide.
