25 Flashcards
4 main gases in the earths present atmosphere?
nitrogen: 78% oxygen: 21% Argon: 0.9% Carbon Dioxide: 0.04%.
gas released by burning ff and leads to acid rain and breathing difficulties?
Nitrogen Oxide.
High demand for eating beef increase ghg emissions?
Releases lots of methane.
ozone layer related to GW,GHGE or CO2?
It is not related.
3 gases in earths early atmosphere?
nitrogen,carbon dioxide,water vapour.
3 fossil fuels?
coal,oil,gas.
name for amount of CO2 a person releases over a year?
carbon footprint.
fossil fuels made from?
Fossilised remains of plants and animals.
3 reasons it’s hard for countries to reduce GHG emissions?
- Cost money.
- Disagreement is a problem.
- Difficult to implement.
GHG released from swamps and rice?
Methane.
3 greenhouse gases?
carbon dioxide, methane, water vapour.
A single reaction which is thought to change Earths early atmosphere into the one we have now?
Photosynthesis.
Name for the layer of gas around the Earth?
Atmosphere.
carbon dioxide + water —> oxygen + glucose?
Photosynthesis.
What is ozone layer?
Layer of 03 protecting us from UV.