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Why is the concentration of carbon dioxide rapidly increasing in the Earths atmosphere?
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∙ 11y ago
In the past 50 to 100 years, man has burned about one halve of all the oil which formed through the ages, plus large amounts of coal, lumber, and natural gas. This is the source of the carbon dioxide. It would be worse except the oceans absorbed some of the carbon dioxide increase.
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What two gases make up the bulk of the Earth's current atmosphere?
Nitrogen makes up most of the atmosphere. I am not sure which comes in second place, oxygen or carbon dioxide. I know our levels of carbon dioxide is rapidly increasing on this planet.
Burning fossil fuels such as - can rapidly increase the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
Oil,Coal,Natural gas,Petroleum,Diesel,Aviation fuel.
Are green house gases increasing?
yes they are increasing rapidly
What causes atmospheric air to be rapidly heated?
In the atmosphere, warm surfaces can heat the air above them. High pressure in the atmosphere is what causes the air to rapidly heat.
Keeps the temperature of the surface from changing rapidly?
The atmosphere.
What two gases make up the bulk of the Earth's current atmosphere?
Nitrogen makes up most of the atmosphere. I am not sure which comes in second place, oxygen or carbon dioxide. I know our levels of carbon dioxide is rapidly increasing on this planet.
What percentage of the atmosphere is made up of carbon the dioxide?
The proportion of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is so low that it is usually measured in parts per million (ppm) rather than percentages (parts per hundred). The long term average concetration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is in the range 260 to 280 ppm, falling to around 180 ppm during Ice Ages. Since the Industrial Revolution the level has grown by around 35 per cent to the present value of 380 ppm and is now increasing fairly rapidly.
What is rapidly increased in the atmosphere by the burning of fossil fuels such as coal natural gas or oil?
Levels of the greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide.
Burning fossil fuels such as - can rapidly increase the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
Oil,Coal,Natural gas,Petroleum,Diesel,Aviation fuel.
Are green house gases increasing?
yes they are increasing rapidly
What is the atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide (CO2)?
The present level of atmospheric carbon dioxide is approximately 380 parts per million and rising rapidly due to human activities such as burning fossil fuels, deforestation and cement manufacture. Until the beginning of the Industrial Age, the long term average concentration of carbon dioxide was in the range 260 to 280 ppm, falling to around 160 ppm during cold periods, but never as high as the present level during all human history.
Is the number of Muslims increasing?
yes very rapidly.
What is the expected job growth for a pediatrician?
increasing rapidly.
In which country is the population likely to be increasing rapidly?
Kenya
What causes atmospheric air to be rapidly heated?
In the atmosphere, warm surfaces can heat the air above them. High pressure in the atmosphere is what causes the air to rapidly heat.
In which country is population likely to be increasing most rapidly?
Kenya
What does rapidly expanding mean?
increasing in mass at a great speed
