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Fossil Fuels
cause and effect of cc
Carbon Cycle
Greenhouse Effect
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atmosphere: Atmospheric COv2 -> biosphere: Exposed Rocks -> hydrosphere: Oceanic COv2 -> Shells -> Limestone -> Lithosphere -> Volcano -> Atmospheric COv2
Coal
Petroleum
Natural Gas
Plant material accumulates and is heated and compressed over time into coal.
Sediments pile up and are heated and compressed into petroleum.
Just like petroleum, sediments are compresses and heated over time they turn into natural gas.
Fossil Fuels
Greenhouse Effect
Cellular Respiration
Greenhouse Gas
Carbon Dioxide
Photosynthesis
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Greenhouse Gases
The greenhouse effect is when heat from the sun that doesn't escape the atmosphere is trapped in heat-storing gases otherwise known as greenhouse gases.
Greenhouse gases traps heat into the atmosphere
Methane
Water Vapor
Carbon Dioxide
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