Human influences on the environment

Reasons for the increase in carbon dioxide in our atmosphere?

• Increased burning of fossil fuels

• Increased use of renewable energy

• Deforestation

Name a greenhouse gas

Increased amount of greenhouse gases is causing ................... ................................

Problems with global warming?

• Polar ice caps melting = rise in sea levels

• Rise in sea temperatures

• Increased rainfall

• Increased number of pests in new places

The greenhouse gas methane is produced in large amounts by?

• Burning of fossil fuels

• Decomposition of waste by microorganisms

• Cows

Carbon monoxide is formed from the incomplete ........................ of fossil fuels

Carbon monoxide irreversibly binds to .................. in our RBC's

When sulphur dioxide is released from the burning of fossil fuels, it combines with water droplets in the air to form .............. .........

Growth of a small moss-like organism called ........... can indicate levels of sulphur dioxide in the atmosphere

Problems with deforestation?

• Increased release of greenhouse gases = global warming

• More carbon dioxide taken in from the environment = reduced greenhouse effect

• Increased biodiversity due to increased number of habitats