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burning fossil fuels
Juliet Olson
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∙ 10y agoThere is an increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere because we have been burning fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) for over 200 years. This releases long-hidden carbon dioxide which is building up in the atmosphere.
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∙ 9y ago- The burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) in industry, transport and the generation of electricity, which releases carbon dioxide (CO2).
- Deforestation, which has destroyed the forests of the world that used to be a huge carbon sink.
- Cement manufacture, responsible for 5% of human carbon dioxide emissions.
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∙ 13y agoBurning fossil fuels (oil, gas, coal) which contain large proportions of carbon.
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∙ 12y agoClimate scientists believe that burning fossil fuel is increasing the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
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∙ 8y agoburning fossil fuels
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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.
Does respiration decrease or increase the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
Respiration (breathing) has no effect on the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Breathing is part of the carbon cycle. We take in carbon in our food and drink and we release it again when we breathe. If we eat too much, the extra carbon is stored in our bodies, making us fatter, in much the same way as a tree stores carbon in its wood as it grows.So breathing does not increase or decrease the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
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
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.
What increases the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere acting as a carbon dioxide?
Burning fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) and deforestation increase the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Respiration and other aspects of the carbon cycle do not increase the amount as a similar volume is being removed at the same time.
How does the burning of fossil increase the greenhouse effect?
by releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere
