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Why did the amount of oxygen's in earths atmosphere increase dramatically?
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The amount of oxygen in the atmosphere increased because the number of photosynthetic organisms, which release oxygen, on the earth dramatically increased. This lead to the Great Oxygenation Event, or the Oxygen Crisis, 2.4 billion years ago - when this free O2 entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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How the amount of oxygen in the atmosphere gradually increased?
Greate Oxygenation Event, This dramatically caused a new ice age because of the increase effecting the atmosphere.
What increases the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere acting as a carbon source?
Burning fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) and deforestation increase the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Respiration and other aspects of the carbon cycle do not increase the amount as a similar volume is being removed at the same time.
What is a rise in the earth's surface temperature due to an increase in the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
It is called the Greenhouse effect.
Does respiration decrease or increase the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
Respiration (breathing) has no effect on the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Breathing is part of the carbon cycle. We take in carbon in our food and drink and we release it again when we breathe. If we eat too much, the extra carbon is stored in our bodies, making us fatter, in much the same way as a tree stores carbon in its wood as it grows.So breathing does not increase or decrease the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
Does clearing a forest increase the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
Yes because trees and plants absorb carbon dioxide and store the carbon.
How the amount of oxygen in the atmosphere gradually increased?
Greate Oxygenation Event, This dramatically caused a new ice age because of the increase effecting the atmosphere.
Would a forest fire affect the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
Forest fires increase the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
Which increase the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere acting as a carbon source?
Respiration :)
Which increase the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere acting as a carbon sources?
Respiration :)
The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere would greatly increase if there were fewer?
Forests.
What happens to temperature with little ozone?
Ozone is a greenhouse gas. Increase in amount of ozone will increase the temperature of the atmosphere.
What increase the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere acting as a carbon source?
Burning fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) and deforestation increase the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Respiration and other aspects of the carbon cycle do not increase the amount as a similar volume is being removed at the same time.
What would happen if more forests are cut down?
the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere would increase. apex
How does burning of fossil fuels affect sulphur?
there is an increase in the amount of nitrogen in the atmosphere- and there is a decrease in the amount of nitrogen in the earth.Answer this question…
Does global warming result from human actions that increase amount of water vapor in atmosphere?
No, global warming results from humans increasing the amounts of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. There is a certain amount of water vapor in the atmosphere that remains fairly constant and is part of the natural water cycle. In other words, human actions can not increase the water vapor in the atmosphere.
What increases the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere acting as a carbon source?
Burning fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) and deforestation increase the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Respiration and other aspects of the carbon cycle do not increase the amount as a similar volume is being removed at the same time.
What increases the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere acting as carbon source?
Burning fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) and deforestation increase the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Respiration and other aspects of the carbon cycle do not increase the amount as a similar volume is being removed at the same time.
