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Earth and atmospheric science MatchUp
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Global climate change
Sulfur dioxide
Oxygen
Carbon footprint
Photosynthesis
Carbon monoxide
Fossil fuel
Argon
Volcanic activity
Nitrogen
Greenhouse gas
Carbon dioxide
Methane
Carbon neutral
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
Greenhouse gas produced by rice fields and swamps
Toxic, odourless gas that is hard to detect
Pollutant that is produced when sulfur in fossil fuels is oxidised
Only releases as much carbon dioxide as it absorbs
Third most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere
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