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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.

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What is a rise in the earth's surface temperature due to an increase in the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?

This is known as global warming. The increase in carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases traps heat in the atmosphere, leading to a rise in temperatures across the Earth's surface. This can cause adverse effects on ecosystems, weather patterns, and sea levels.


What human activities increase the amount of carbon dioxide in earth atmosphere?

Burning fossil fuels for energy, deforestation, and certain industrial processes release large amounts of carbon dioxide into the Earth's atmosphere, contributing to the greenhouse effect and climate change.


Which increases the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere acting as a carbon force?

Human activities such as burning fossil fuels, deforestation, and industrial processes increase the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. These activities release carbon that has been stored for millions of years, adding to the greenhouse effect and contributing to climate change.


How is deforestation adding to the greenhouse effect?

Trees remove carbon dioxide (CO2), a greenhouse gas, from the atmosphere and store the carbon in their trunks and branches. When deforestation happens and the trees are burnt or rot, that carbon dioxide is added to the atmosphere, and because no more trees are planted, there is no longer anything to remove the CO2. This is how deforestation adds to the greenhouse effect.


What do plants do to lessen the greenhouse effect?

Plants help lessen the greenhouse effect by absorbing carbon dioxide during photosynthesis. They store this carbon in their biomass, which reduces the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Additionally, plants release oxygen as a byproduct of photosynthesis, which helps to balance the levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

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What effect is enhanced on earth with increased amounts of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?

An increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere results in an increased amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. A decrease usually results in a decreased concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere


Would a forest fire affect the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?

Forest fires increase the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere


What is a rise in the earth's surface temperature due to an increase in the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?

This is known as global warming. The increase in carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases traps heat in the atmosphere, leading to a rise in temperatures across the Earth's surface. This can cause adverse effects on ecosystems, weather patterns, and sea levels.


When carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increases, the amount of energy absorbed by Earth’s surface should?

increase, causing the planet to warm due to the greenhouse effect.


What human activities increase the amount of carbon dioxide in earth atmosphere?

Burning fossil fuels for energy, deforestation, and certain industrial processes release large amounts of carbon dioxide into the Earth's atmosphere, contributing to the greenhouse effect and climate change.


A rise in the Earth surface temperature due to an increase in the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is called?

An enhanced (or accelerated) greenhouse effect which is causing global warming.


What happens when there is great amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?

Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a greenhouse gas which is causing Global Warming. When there is a great amount of it in the atmosphere, then it absorbs a great amount of heat. This makes Global Warming worse.


What happens to temperature with little ozone?

Ozone is a greenhouse gas. Increase in amount of ozone will increase the temperature of the atmosphere.


The amount of energy the atmosphere absorbs depends in the part on its level of?

The amount of energy the atmosphere absorbs depends on its greenhouse gas concentration. Greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and water vapor trap heat in the atmosphere, causing it to absorb more energy from the sun. This leads to warming of the atmosphere and the Earth's surface.


Why does increasing the amount of a greenhouse gas increase the temperature of a planet?

Greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide trap heat in the atmosphere by absorbing and re-emitting infrared radiation. When their concentrations increase, more heat is trapped, leading to a rise in temperature on the planet. This phenomenon is known as the greenhouse effect.


Which increases the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere acting as a carbon force?

Human activities such as burning fossil fuels, deforestation, and industrial processes increase the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. These activities release carbon that has been stored for millions of years, adding to the greenhouse effect and contributing to climate change.


Does global warming result from human actions that increase amount of water vapor in atmosphere?

No, global warming results from humans increasing the amounts of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. There is a certain amount of water vapor in the atmosphere that remains fairly constant and is part of the natural water cycle. In other words, human actions can not increase the water vapor in the atmosphere.