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24 Cards in this Set
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Name 4 types of air pollution
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Acid rain
Smog CFCs Particulate matter |
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What is the air sphere
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Atmosphere
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What is the water sphere
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Hydrosphere
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What is the life sphere
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Biosphere
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What is the ground sphere
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Geosphere
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Carbon is a (solid, liquid, or gas) when fossil fuels are burned
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Gas
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Carbon is a (solid, liquid, or gas) when it gets trapped in limestone as calcium carbonate
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Solid
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Carbon is a (solid, liquid, or gas) when it gets dissolved into the ocean
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Liquid
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It appears______ ______ levels in our atmosphere continue to _____, global temperatures on earth also rise
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Carbon dioxide
Rise |
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What are disadvantages to volcanic eruotions
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*Big plume of ash could COOL PLANET by blocking the sun's rays
*air pollution *ecosystems nearby will be destroyed |
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What are advantages of volcanic eruptions
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*ash from the eruption is full of nutrients for the soil
*forests and surrounding ecosystems get destroyed just to sprout again |
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What are 2 ways humans contribute to global warming
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Burn fossil fuels=cars realise harmful gases into the atmosphere CO2 and sulfur dioxide which trap and recycle the sun's heat
Deforestation=when trees are cut down, the CO2 they would have absorbed from the atmosphere remains. This upsets the natural Carbon cycle. |
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Climate
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Is weather over a long period of time
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Weather describes these daily
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Temperature
Precipitation Air pressure |
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At least one half of the carbon cycle is made up of the process of
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Photosynthesis.
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Fossil fuels
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Coal
Gas Oil |
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Pollutants in the air combine with water droplets
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Acid rain
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Gas released by burning fossil fuels
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CO2
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Greenhouse gas produced by cows
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Methane
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Important naturally occurring greenhouse gases
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CO2
Watervapor Methane |
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2 things humans do to contribute to global warming
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Deforestation
Burning |
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Natural source of air pollution
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Volcanic eruptions
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In Dino Breath lab you released carbon from this
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Calcium carbonate
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________is given off by humans, _______ is given of by plants
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CO2
Oxygen |
