Chemistry of the Atmosphere
Cards (23)
- What has changed over the course of Earth's history regarding atmospheric chemistry?
- Why do we need to extrapolate to understand past atmospheric conditions?
- What was likely the primary composition of the early atmosphere?
- How did carbon dioxide likely dissolve in the oceans?
- What can carbon dioxide be trapped in to reduce atmospheric levels?
- How do algae and plants affect carbon dioxide levels?
- What is the current level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
- What is the greenhouse effect?
- What has happened to CO2 levels since the Industrial Revolution?
- What percentage of the greenhouse effect is caused by water vapor?
- What does the AQA specification say about modeling complex systems?
- What has been a criticism of IPCC models over the last 20 years?
- What was the public reaction to the term "carbon footprint" in the mid-2000s?
- What is carbon monoxide and why is it dangerous?
- Why is carbon monoxide hard to detect?
- What is a common pollutant released when fossil fuels are burned?
- What environmental issue is caused by sulfur dioxide?
- What health problems can nitrogen oxides cause?
- What is particulate carbon and how is it formed?
- What health issues can particulate carbon cause?
- What are the main components of the greenhouse effect?
- What are the impacts of fossil fuel combustion on the atmosphere?
- What are the challenges in modeling climate systems?