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    process that keeps earths temperature at a livable rate is called the greenhouse effect. The energy from the sun warms up the earth when the rays from the sun are absorbed by greenhouse gasses. The gasses then become trapped in the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide, water vapor, methane and nitrous oxide are the most common greenhouse gasses. Greenhouse gases cause the radiant heat of the sun to be trapped in the Earths lower atmosphere which causes global warming. If there weren't any greenhouse gasses

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    Pollution And Pollution

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    decomposed, compressed and heated by nature over millions of year. The pressure of all the layers of mud, rock, and sand on top of this extracts all the water and oxygen from the carbon substance, leaving a solid carbon enriched substance known as coal. the length of time coal remains buried determines the richness of carbon the coal contains, the longer it's buried the richer the coal is. By combusting coal with

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    Holocene Extinction; How Humans Are Causing the Next Major Extinction Since before the industrial evolutions humans have been pumping green house gasses—carbon dioxide, water vapor, methane, nitrous oxide, and chlorofluorocarbons— into the atmosphere however, it wasn’t until recently that the amounts being produced are shoving the Earth into a sixth extinction. While the causes of this upcoming extinction are constantly debated on it has earned itself the name Holocene extinction. This name is

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    are even the most contributing fact. There are many other facets of climate change effects, and our current path is being scrutinized to see if we have a lasting effect. During the past century, human activities have released large amounts of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, through our mass domestication of food animals, fossil fuel emissions, and a plethora of other factors. Greenhouse gases create a shield around the earth, trapping energy from the sun in the atmosphere

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    release greenhouse gases include the combustion of fossil fuels used in cars, methane released from landfills, and deforestation. Out of the abundance of greenhouse gases that can contribute to climate change, the highest amount comes from carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide emissions result from the burning of fossil fuels often used in cars. This contributes to the greenhouse effect which leads to the warming of the Earth. The Earth Science Communications Team states, “A stronger greenhouse effect will warm

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    is released from the coal when it is burned (which is carbon dioxide and sulfate) and the affect it has on our atmosphere. When sulfate is released into the air it forms aerosols, which contribute to our pollution and acid rain. (Galloway, 2009) Lina M. Mercado of the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology in the United Kingdom and other colleagues, discovered new evidence that suggest aerosols might actually help reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the air. The new research presented by

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    O2 And Ppco2

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    Describe the three (3) ways that carbon dioxide is transported from the tissues to the lungs. State the proportion of carbon dioxide that is transported in each of these ways. Make sure you include the bicarbonate equation in your explanation. (4

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    in the atmosphere that prohibit heat from escaping; the ones that do not react to alterations in temperature “are described as ‘forcing’ climate change” (par. 2). Carbon dioxide, methane, and chlorofluorocarbons are gases whose emissions have increased due to human activities. Humans have increased the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere by “over a third since the Industrial Revolution began” (par.

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    Grace Lin Argumentative Essay Vetter 15 July 2015 Man vs. Nature Is Global Climate Man-made? One of the largest global conflicts of modern day society is the issue of global climate change. Throughout the years, the most notable modern research has been the recognition that humans activities are most likely accelerating the process of global climate change. Scientists have provided solid evidence of global climate change by humans in multiple studies, but others believe that climate change is caused

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    of real ones is becau se real trees remove over 500 pounds of carbon dioxide, also dust and pollen each year. Trees remove carbon dioxide, dust, and pollen so we won’t inhale it. If we inhale any of these bad things we could get sick. We can stay alive if there is no carbon dioxide, dust, and pollen that could get us sick and may probably kill us. If people buy fake trees instead of real ones we wouldn't suffer at all from carbon dioxide, dust, and pollen because of the removal trees do.

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