Light,Climate Change, Greenhouse effect Flashcard

Carbon isotopes can track how much carbon in the atmosphere comes from fossil fuels.

Plants absorb CO2 from the atmosphere during photosynthesis.

Around 1970.

Radio waves.

Seasonal changes in photosynthesis rates by plants.

The greenhouse effect is the warming of the Earth's surface due to the trapping of heat by greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

Greenhouse gases are gases that trap heat in the atmosphere, including carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and nitrous oxide (N2O).

Deforestation increases CO2 levels in the atmosphere by reducing the number of trees that can absorb CO2.

The carbon cycle is the process by which carbon is exchanged between the Earth's atmosphere, land, and oceans.

Fossil fuel combustion.