Carbon Dioxide and greenhouse effect
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- Created by: millera
- Created on: 11-04-14 11:43
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- Carbon Dioxide and Greenhouse Effect
- CO2 is removed from the air and stored
- too much in atom sphere causes global warming
- Carbon can be 'sequestered' ( locked up) in natural stores
- Oceans, lakes and rivers
- Green plants ( stored as carbon compounds)
- CO2 removed during photosynthesis
- peat bogs
- important because means CO2 is removed from atmosphere
- CO2 and Methane trap heat from the sun.
- Temp. of earth is a balance between the heat from the sun & heat radiated back out into space
- Gases in the atmosphere acts naturally as an insulating layer
- Absorbs heat that would be radiated. This is then re-radiated ALL directions ( back towards the earth).
- If this didn't happen: at night COLD
- Good for purpose but too much - DAMAGING
- Greenhouse gases = CO2 + methane
- levels rising sharply
- CO2 is removed from the air and stored
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