Carbon dioxide

Question 1

What are the uses of Carbon Dioxide?

Answer 1

• Used in fizzy drinks

- Fire extinguishers, it is denser than air so it sinks into the flames and prevents the fire from getting oxygen

Question 2

What are some of the problems with Carbon Dioxide?

Answer 2

• It naturaly acts as an insulating layer ( green house gas)
• Re-radiates heat back onto the earth
  Human activity increases the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere.

Question 3

What is Carbon Dioxide also linked to?

Answer 3

• Carbon dioxide has caused the average temperature of the earth to increase.
• This is global warming which is a type of climate change.
• Global warming can cause changes in rainfall patterns and sea level rises because of melting polar ice caps