Carbon dioxide (and other gases) creates a "blanket" around the earth trapping heat in the atmosphere. If these "greenhouse" gases were not there some of the heat would escape from the earth's atmosphere
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Carbon dioxide is transparent to visible light but opaque to infrared light (i.e. heat).
When sunlight passes through the atmosphere and heats the surface of the earth the earth radiates infrared light. At low levels of carbon dioxide most of this infrared escapes to space, cooling the earth; but at high levels of carbon dioxide most of this infrared is reflected back down to the surface of the earth, keeping it hot.
The term for an abnormally rapid rise in Earth's average temperature caused by excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is global warming.
Erosion can indirectly affect carbon dioxide levels by releasing stored carbon from rocks and soil into the atmosphere. When rocks containing carbon compounds are weathered and eroded, carbon dioxide is released as a byproduct. This process can contribute to the carbon cycle and impact the global carbon budget.
Carbon dioxide is the main gas that contributes to global warming as it traps heat in the atmosphere, leading to an increase in the Earth's temperature.
Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere acts as a greenhouse gas, trapping heat and contributing to the greenhouse effect. Increased levels of carbon dioxide lead to more heat being trapped, resulting in a warming of Earth's surface, which can impact the regulation of mean global temperature by causing it to rise.
The presence of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere acts as a greenhouse gas, trapping heat and leading to an increase in the Earth's temperature. This phenomenon is known as global warming and is contributing to climate change by causing shifts in weather patterns and rising sea levels.
Carbon dioxide is considered a greenhouse gas contributing to the global warming.
Increasing concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is considered a factor that increase the global warming.
Carbon dioxide is the most important greenhouse gas and contribute to global warming.
Carbon dioxide (CO2).
Carbon dioxide is the most important greenhouse gas and contribute to global warming.
To rise. This is global warming.
It causes Global Warming,as the temperature increses , Green house effect .As carbon dioxide trapes heat.
Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming, which can lead to changes in temperature and weather patterns that affect crop growth. Increased levels of carbon dioxide can also lead to ocean acidification, which can harm marine ecosystems that support the food supply. However, in controlled environments like greenhouses, increased carbon dioxide levels can enhance plant growth and productivity.
The term for an abnormally rapid rise in Earth's average temperature caused by excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is global warming.
Forests (and all vegetation) remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. This reduces the effects of the enhanced greenhouse effect, slowing the rising temperatures of global warming.
Measurements of carbon dioxide and temperature are related but measure different aspects of the Earth's climate system. Carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere can influence global temperatures by trapping heat, leading to global warming. Temperature measurements provide insights into the actual warming of the Earth's surface and atmosphere due to factors like greenhouse gas emissions. Both measurements are important for understanding climate change.
Green plants use carbon dioxide as part of the process of photosynthesis. In addition, while we are presently concerned that too much carbon dioxide is resulting in too much greenhouse effect and global warming, it is equally true that too little carbon dioxide would result in global cooling. A certain amount of carbon dioxide is helpful in maintaining the kind of temperature range that we want.