B3 4.5 Global warming

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how is carbon dioxide usually released in air?
by respiration
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how is carbon dioxide usually removed from the air?
by plants and algae in photosynthesis
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how is carbon dioxide sequested?
its removed from the air by plants in photosynthesis and by dissolving in oceans lakes and rivers
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name two greenhouse gases
carbon dioxide and methane
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name five things that can happen id the earths temp changes by only a few degrees celcius:
big changes in earths climate / cause a rise in sea level due to the melting of the ice caps / reduce biodiversity / cause changes in migration patters eg birds / results in changes in the distribution of species
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why might sea levels rise in the future
if climate gets warmer then ice caps will melt
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how is carbon dioxide usually removed from the air?

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how is carbon dioxide sequested?

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name two greenhouse gases

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name five things that can happen id the earths temp changes by only a few degrees celcius:

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