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How do greenhouse gases affect earth

They stop heat from escaping the atmosphere.

How can you make a potentially renewable resource sustainable

A potentially renewable resource can be made sustainable by managing the use of the resource so it does not run out.

Which problem is most directly caused by burning waste

Toxic chemicals in the air

Which organisms produce about half of the oxygen on Earth

plants (APEX )

Which organisms convert nitrogen into a form that is usable by humans

Bacteria

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Specifically a particular type of bacteria that live in nodules on the roots of certain plants (eg the Legume family) called "Nitrogen Fixing Bacteria" .

Not other bacteria decompose organic material and release nitrogen back into the atmosphere.

What material is compressed underground to form fossil fuels

Dead plants and animals

Does the melting of polar ice caps cause global warming

No, the melting of the polar ice caps is the result of global warming.

Which action would most likely increase to the greenhouse effect

Use more coal to make electricity(apex)

Which belongs in the blank space of the chemical equation for the burning of fossil fuels below fossil fuel oxygen gas

Fossil fuel + Oxygen gas > Carbon dioxide + water + heat (apex)

Which of the following is something almost everyone can do to reduce his or her carbon footprint

Turn off the lights when leaving the room. This is to save energy. It's especially true if your lighting company uses fossil fuels. A person can also reduce carbon releases by buying an electric car, these may be expensive, so shop around.

Which advancement technology has helped cut down on Waste

electronic storage of files. apex

Some scientists think that Earth goes through natural cycles of warming and cooling. What is different about the current cycle of the Earth's temperature change

The Earth is warming faster than in previous natural cycles.

Ask us anythingWhich of the following countries produces the most greenhouse gases

United States

Which process is part of the carbon cycle

cellular respiration

which would most likely increase the carrying capacity for humans in a certain region ( apex )

crops that grow more reliably

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