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Explain how excessive use of fossil fuels leads to the phenomenon of global warming?
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The earth has always had a greenhouse effect, which has kept it warm enough for life. This is supported by the natural water and carbon cycles. These cycles move water and carbon in and out of the atmosphere in a balance.
When fossil fuels like coal, oil and natural gas are burned (usually to produce electricity or to power transport) they release extra carbon that has been stored underground for millions of years. The carbon cycle is unable to cope with all this extra carbon, so it (in the form of the greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide) joins all the other gases in our atmosphere and enhances the greenhouse effect, which keeps the earth's heat from escaping into space. This enhanced, or accelerated greenhouse effect is causing global warming.
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Most of the excessive carbon dioxide that is expected to cause global warming is generated by what?
burning of fossil fuels
Name the phenomenon because of which the earth's atmospheric temperature is increasing and causing widespread environmental changes?
Global warming, caused by deforestation and the burning of fossil fuels.
What is the greatest environmental cost of fossil fuels?
Global warming.
How do power stations cause global warming?
Power stations contribute to global warming if they use fossil fuels (coal, oil or natural gas) to generate their electricity. Burning fossil fuels is recognised as one of the two main causes of global warming (the other is deforestation). Burning fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide, a powerful greenhouse gas which is accumulating in the atmosphere and causing global warming.
What is the relationship between the use of fossil fuels and global warming?
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Most of the excessive carbon dioxide that is expected to cause global warming is generated by what?
burning of fossil fuels
Name the phenomenon because of which the earth's atmospheric temperature is increasing and causing widespread environmental changes?
Global warming, caused by deforestation and the burning of fossil fuels.
Which human activity would most likely have an effect on the earths rising temperature?
Using excessive fossil fuels leads to release of greenhouse gases that trap sunlight in the atmosphere that increase the temperature of earth. This is known as Global Warming.
Did the accident at chernobyl cause global warming?
No, the Chernobyl nuclear accident did not cause global warming. It probably had no effect on it at all. Global warming is caused by the excessive burning of fossil fuels which releases additional carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, into the atmosphere. Deforestation has also removed forests that used to remove this carbon from the environment.
Which products of burning fossil fuels contribute to global warming?
Burning fossil fuels emits carbon dioxide, a powerful greenhouse gas. This is contributing to global warming.
Does the decrease of fossil fuels decrease global warming?
fossil fuels are very harmful to the environment so if there were less of them there will be less pollution which means less global warming...
Which gas released from the burning of fossil fuels is the gas that contributes to global warming?
The gas released from the burning of fossil fuels that contributes to global warming is carbon dioxide (CO2).
What is the greatest environmental cost of fossil fuels?
Global warming.
How does the telephone add to global warming?
Anything powered by electricity usually relies on the burning of fossil fuel to generate that power. Burning fossil fuel is the primary cause of global warming.
What kind of fossil is a woolly mammoth?
They had excessive amounts of fur.They also did not lay eggs.
What two major developments helped scientists explain the fossil record?
The principle of fossil succession and the theory of evolution have helped scientists explain the fossil record.
What are the cons about fossil fuels?
You loose non renewable resources. And no, Fossil fuels do not contribute to global warming(Biggest lie ever) Research about it, Because its a fact that Global Warming doesnt exist.
