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An increase in the average level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is most likely caused by an increase in the?
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Burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas).
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What is an increase in Earths average temperature due to the buildup of carbon dioxide and other gases in Earth's atmosphere?
global warming
Does clearing a forest increase the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
Yes because trees and plants absorb carbon dioxide and store the carbon.
What gas has increase in concentration in the atmosphere since the beginning of the industrial revolution?
Carbon dioxide
What is an increase in CO2?
This means an increase in the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere. There is a normal balance of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Trees and green plants soak it up, and then when the trees rot or are burnt the carbon dioxide goes back into the atmosphere. However, more than 200 years ago we began seriously burning coal and oil. This released carbon dioxide that had been trapped millions of years ago. So over the years the amount of this gas in the atmosphere has been increasing. Most climate scientists agree that this increase in carbon dioxide is contributing to climate change and global warming.
How does the greenhouse effect increase the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
The greenhouse effect does not increase the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The greenhouse effect happens because of the carbon dioxide (and other greenhouse gases) in the atmosphere.It is the burning of fossil fuels that increases the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Burning coal, oil and natural gas releases age-old carbon dioxide that was laid down underground millions of years ago, so letting it free now puts an impossible burden on the carbon cycle, which cannot remove it.
What has Climate change got to do with supplying energy?
If energy is obtained from fossil fuels (by burning petroleum (oil), or carbon), then that will increase the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. This carbon dioxide is generally believed to increase the average temperature on Earth.
What will not increase the levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
Not burning carbon compounds.
Would a forest fire affect the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
Forest fires increase the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
Do the ozone hole increase carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
Indirectly yes. It causes global warming, which increases carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
What is the increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere the biggest contributor to?
An increase in the atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide is the biggest contributor to global warming.
Which increase the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere acting as a carbon sources?
Respiration :)
Which increase the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere acting as a carbon source?
Respiration :)
Does cyanobacteria increase the levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
true
What is an increase in Earths average temperature due to the buildup of carbon dioxide and other gases in Earth's atmosphere?
global warming
Is sun spot cycles or carbon dioxide in the atmosphere more important for global warming?
Carbon dioxide. The increase of carbon dioxide is the cause of global warming.
Does clearing a forest increase the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
Yes because trees and plants absorb carbon dioxide and store the carbon.
What caused the increase in carbon dioxide in your atmosphere over the last 150 years?
The increase in carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere over the last 150 years was due to mankind's burning of fossil fuels.
