Name: ____________________ Date: _____________________ Investigate the contribution that natural and human chemical processes make to our carbon dioxide emissions. Know Apply Ideas Carbon is recycled through natural Use a diagram to show how carbon is processes in the atmosphere, recycled in the environment and through living ecosystems, oceans and the Earth's things. crust (such as photosynthesis and Describe how activities affect the carbon respiration) as well as human activities cycle. (burning fuels). Greenhouse gases reduce the amount Describe how global warming can impact on of energy lost from the Earth through climate and local weather patterns. radiation and therefore the temperature has been rising as the concentration of those gases has risen. Scientists have evidence that global warming caused by human activity is causing changes in climate. Facts Methane and carbon dioxide are greenhouse gases. Earth's atmosphere contains around 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, <1% carbon dioxide, plus small amounts of other gases. Key
Name: ____________________ Date: _____________________ Investigate the contribution that natural and human chemical processes make to our carbon dioxide emissions. Know Apply Ideas Carbon is recycled through natural processes in the atmosphere, ecosystems, oceans and the Earth's crust (such as photosynthesis and respiration) as well as human activities (burning fuels). Use a diagram to show how carbon is recycled in the environment and through living things. Describe how activities affect the carbon cycle. Greenhouse gases reduce the amount of energy lost from the Earth through radiation and therefore the temperature has been rising as the concentration of those gases has risen. Describe how global warming can impact on climate and local weather patterns. Scientists have evidence that global warming caused by human activity is causing changes in climate. Facts Methane and carbon dioxide are greenhouse gases. Earth's atmosphere contains around 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, <1% carbon dioxide, plus small amounts of other gases. Key
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