“The Sun is Burning Gases (Loss of a Friend)” Cathleen McFarland I was young when 17 was a number Too high to count The Sun was the miracle Spinning sorcerer That melted my crayons Into bright wax rivers. A golden-skinned princess lived there Nightly in my mind‚ When stars and moon Were marginal; connect-the-dots‚ Different everytime- Beyond the realms of man. Now I’m 17 And even infinity is A place I can define. Man has touched the moon – Now stretching to the stars. I know
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Cathleen Ni Houlihan is a play written by William Butler Yeats. The setting of Cathleen Ni Houlihan is Killala. Killala is a small village‚ which located in Ballina‚ Ireland. It is an important place in Irish history. Before Ireland gained independence from Britain through the Irish War of Independence in the end of 1921 or in the middle of 1922(It is only approximate since the exact date could not be found)‚ three Irish Rebellions occurred in 1641‚ 1798 and 1916 respectively. Irish Rebellion 1798
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Properties and Behavior of Gases General Properties of Gases Properties Solids Shape Definite shape Volume Definite volume Particles and movement Compressibility Density Liquids Gases No definite shape No definite shape Definite volume No definite volume Particles are Particles are close close together together and and may vibrate move randomly in place Incompressible Slightly compressible Particles are far apart and move randomly Very compressible
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INTRODUCTION [SLIDE 2] Many chemical compounds found in the Earth’s atmosphere act as “greenhouse gases.” These gases allow sunlight to enter the atmosphere freely. When sunlight strikes the Earth’s surface‚ some of it is reflected back towards space as infrared radiation (heat). Greenhouse gases absorb this infrared radiation and trap the heat in the atmosphere. Over time‚ the amount of energy sent from the sun to the Earth’s surface should be about the same as the amount of energy radiated back into space
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Greenhouse Gases: Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a greenhouse gas in the atmosphere that may raise average temperatures on Earth. The burning of fossil fuels could be responsible for the increased levels of carbon dioxide. If current trends continue‚ future concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide in parts per million (ppm) could reach the levels shown in the accompanying table. The CO2 concentration in the year 2000 was greater than it had been at any time in the previous 160‚000 years. Year 2000
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Greenhouse gases Carbon dioxide is a colourless‚ odourless gas that makes up .04 percent of the earth’s atmosphere. It’s released by the breakdown of organic materials‚ by animals when they respire‚ and by the burning of fossil fuels. Carbon dioxide isn’t toxic—after all‚ we exhale it with every breath and use it to make our drinks fizzy. However‚ carbon dioxide is considered a pollutant because‚ as a greenhouse (heat-trapping) gas‚ it’s a significant contributor to global warming. In the last 150
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‘greenhouse effect’. The ‘greenhouse effect’ results from greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide rising into the atmosphere‚ trapping infrared radiation from the sun‚ and emitting ultraviolet radiation that can puncture the earth’s stratospheric ozone layer. A healthy ozone layer should prevent this from happening‚ but the ozone layer has deteriorated quite considerably due to the world’s continuously increasing burning of fossil fuels and the vast overuse of fossil fuel-powered vehicles. As
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greenhouse effect in is the entrapment of the sun’s heat energy in the earth’s atmosphere. Greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide‚ water vapor‚ methane‚ and nitrous oxides are all gases that contribute to this phenomenon. Carbon dioxide is the most abundant greenhouse gas while water vapor the least harmful gas makes up less than one percent of the gases in the atmosphere. These greenhouse gases are produced naturally by the earth for example carbon dioxide‚ and methane is produced from the waste
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Introduction: The presence of greenhouse gases in the Earth’s atmosphere last year reached its highest levels since pre-industrial times‚ a report released by the United Nations World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warns recently. Even if we managed to halt our greenhouse gas emissions today‚ and this is far from the case‚ they would continue to linger in the atmosphere for decades to come and so continue to affect the delicate balance of our living planet and our climate. The latest
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What are Greenhouse Gases? These are the gases that make up our atmosphere: Carbon Dioxide 89% Methane 7% Nitrous Oxide 3% Halocarbons 1% What is the Greenhouse Effect? The Greenhouse Effect is the way that gases in the atmosphere trap heat from the sun. They let heat in‚ but prevent most of it from escaping. It is essential for life because we need a certain amount of radiation to heat up our atmosphere. What human activities produce Greenhouse Gases? By burning fossil fuels such as coal‚ oil and
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