Biology B3 4.5 Global warming.

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Created on: 06-04-16 11:50

What is happening to Earth's climate?

It is getting warmer.

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What dos global warming affect?

Living organisms.

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What happens to the atmosphere in the normal balance of nature?

Carbon dioxide is released into the air by respiration and removed by plants and algae in photosynthesis.

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Other than photosynthesis, how else is carbon dioxide removed from the atmosphere?

It is dissolved in oceans, rivers, lakes and ponds.

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What do we say happens to carbon dioxide by plants and water?

We say that the carbon dioxide is sequestered by plants and water.

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What is increasing in the atmosphere?

Levels of carbon dioxide and methane.

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What is the carbon dioxide and methane in the atmosphere called?

Greenhouse gases.

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What do greenhouse gases cause?

The greenhouse effect.

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What do most scientists believe the an increase in greenhouse gases contributes to?

Global warming.

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What may an increase in the Earth's temperature of only a few degrees celsius cause?

Big changes in the Earth's climate, a rise in sea level due to melting of ice caps and glaciers, reduce biodiversity, cause changes in migration patterns (birds etc) and result in changes in the distribution of species.

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how is carbon dioxide sequestered?

Carbon dioxide is removed from the air by plants in photosynthesis and by dissolving in oceans, rivers and lakes.

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Why might sea levels rise in the future?

If the climate gets warmer the ice will melt.

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** QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT OFTEN INCLUDE GRAPHS AND OTHER DATA ***

**MAKE SURE YOU REFER TO THE DATA IN YOUR ANSWERS***

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Other cards in this set

Card 2

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What dos global warming affect?

Back

Living organisms.

Card 3

Front

What happens to the atmosphere in the normal balance of nature?

Back

Card 4

Front

Other than photosynthesis, how else is carbon dioxide removed from the atmosphere?

Back

Card 5

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What do we say happens to carbon dioxide by plants and water?

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Biology B3 4.5 Global warming.