The atmosphere today
- Created by: squeaky biscuit
- Created on: 23-11-14 17:53
View mindmap
- The atmosphere today
- Current composition of the atmosphere:
- Nitrogen= 78%
- Oxygen= 21%
- Argon= 0.9%
- Carbon dioxide= 0.04%
- Other gases= traces
- Small changes in the atmosphere occur through:
- Volcanic activity (produce a lot of sulphur dioxide)/ lightning (produce nitrogen oxides)
- Human activity
- Burning fossil fuels increases the amounts of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and sulphur dioxide.
- Farming- cattle and rice fields release large quantities of methane.
- Deforestation- there are were trees to remove carbon dioxide.
- Mr Parr song
- Current composition of the atmosphere:
Comments
No comments have yet been made