sectors‚ farmers often use insecticides‚ pesticides and fertilizers etc. These get mixed with air and causes air pollution. Besides‚ Ammonia is a very common by product from agriculture related activities and is one of the most hazardous gases in the atmosphere. ➢ Air Pollution-Paragraph 2. Burning of Fossil Fuels: Burning of fossil fuels like coal‚ petroleum and other factory combustibles is one the major causes of air pollution. Smoke emitting from vehicles like buses‚ trucks‚ jeeps‚ cars‚ trains
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any rock or soil that remains frozen constantly for 2 or more years” (Unknown‚ 2008). Greenhouse gases are trapped within the frozen permafrost. Permafrost is rich in CO2 and Methane; Methane preserves twenty three times more heat than CO2 in our atmosphere. (Wolter‚ 2008) The more permafrost melts‚ the more methane and CO2 are released. Methane and CO2 are greenhouse gases; greenhouse gases are gases that retain heat very well and release it slowly‚ thus causing the greenhouse effect. Methane and
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_________________________________________________ SID# ________ Questions 1-3 refer to the following regions of Earth’s atmosphere. (a) Thermosphere (b) Exosphere (c) Troposhpere (d) Mesosphere (e) Stratosphere 1. The phenomenon causing global warming occurs primarily in this region of the atmosphere. ____ 2. The beneficial ozone layer is in this region of the atmosphere. _____ 3. Most oxygen is found in this layer of the atmosphere. _____ Questions 4-6 refer to the gases listed below. (a) H2O (b) CO2 (c) CH4 (d)
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geophysical and ecological processes. Many causes influence climate change with the main cause being increased atmospheric greenhouse gases. Other major causes include deforestation‚ land-use changes‚ and chlorofluorcarbons (CFCs)—leading to a warmer atmosphere. Increasing amounts of evidence of natural disasters are becoming more frequent‚ as a result of the higher temperatures. Disasters include: floods‚ droughts‚ melting glaciers and deteriorating health. Sea levels are rising and affecting the coastal
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1. Describe and give examples of the various ways that heat can be transported in the atmosphere. In the atmosphere‚ heat is transferred by conduction‚ convection‚ and radiation. Conduction is the transfer of heat from molecule to molecule. An example of conduction would be burning your hand after touching a hot stove. Convection is the transfer of heat by the mass movement of fluid. A good example of convection is actually a microwave oven. Radiation is the heat transfer that travels in the form
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The greenhouse effect is an effect on the atmosphere as a result of the presence of a certain gases called greenhouse gases which are made up of carbon dioxide‚ chlorofluorocarbons‚ methane‚ nitrous oxide‚ low-level ozone and water vapour. Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere are similar to the greenhouse glass panes which trap the heat and warm the greenhouse. When the greenhouse effect occurs‚ sunlight enters the Earth’s atmosphere and while some solar radiation is reflected back to space
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effect is an increase in the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere that results in more heat being retained and an overall warming of the Earth’s temperature. Although they make up a small percentage of atmospheric gases‚ changes in the concentration of greenhouse gases have a huge effect on the balance of natural processes. Burning fossil fuels - coal‚ oil and natural gas - releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Cutting down and burning trees also produce a
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study of the waxing and waning of these ice sheets as one aspect of global climatic change‚ they were able to point out other reasons for our planet’s change in climate. First is because of the lowing level of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere. Carbon dioxide or CO2 is a greenhouse gas that acts as a thermal blanket which keeps our planet’s surface warm. Before‚ they said‚ Earth’s temperature was much warmer. But because CO2 levels were lowering‚ it got cooler and cooler. And the drop
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effects like greenhouse effect‚ acid rain and ozone layer depletion. One of the effects of air pollution is greenhouse effect. Greenhouse effect means the phenomenon whereby carbon dioxide traps solar radiation in the earth’s atmosphere. As the heat is trapped in the atmosphere‚ the temperature is rising and caused the global warming. With the occurrence of global warming‚ the icebergs at the North Pole and South Pole will melt. This situation brings about the extinct of animals such as polar bears
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atmospherics have several designs for the promotion in store or restaurant. For example‚ Rushkoff says in the reading that Malls are designed according to atmospherics‚ such as their temperature and lighting. These are all designed to create a consuming atmosphere. Japonessa in Seattle downtown has the features of atmospheric technique
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