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Earth and atmospheric science MatchUp
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Nitrogen
Carbon monoxide
Volcanic activity
Carbon neutral
Greenhouse gas
Carbon footprint
Photosynthesis
Carbon dioxide
Global climate change
Oxygen
Fossil fuel
Absorbs radiation emitted by the Earth and warms the atmosphere
An increase in average temperatures and change to weather patterns likely caused by greenhouse gases
The total amount of greenhouse gases emitted as a result of a product over its lifetime
A hydrocarbon that is burnt to produce energy
Greenhouse gas produced when fossil fuels undergo complete combustion
Toxic, odourless gas that is hard to detect
Only releases as much carbon dioxide as it absorbs
Process suggested to have formed the Earth's early atmosphere and the oceans
Process associated with algae and plants which uses up carbon dioxide
Makes up about 80% of the gases in the atmosphere
Largely absent from the early atmosphere, but makes up about 20% of today's atmosphere