AQA GCSE Combined Science Chemistry 8464
Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table
Bonding, Structure, and the Properties of Matter
Chemical Analysis
Chemical Changes
Chemistry of the Atmosphere
Energy Changes
Organic Chemistry
Quantitative Chemistry
The Rate and Extent of Chemical Change
Chemistry of the Atmosphere
Human activities which contribute to an increase in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
- 3 things to know
- Chemistry Paper 2
Overview
Human activities that increase carbon dioxide and methane, including burning fossil fuels, deforestation, cattle farming, rice growing and landfill, the peer-reviewed conclusion that they cause climate change, why peer review matters, uncertainty in simplified climate models, judging and communicating evidence, and why ethical questions about climate action divide people who accept the same evidence.
What you need to know
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What effect have human activities had on the amounts of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere?
Which two greenhouse gases are increased by human activity?
Questions from this subtopic
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What effect have human activities had on the amounts of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere?
Model answer
Some human activities have increased them.
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Which two greenhouse gases are increased by human activity?
Model answer
Carbon dioxide and methane.
- 3
Which greenhouse gas is added to the atmosphere mainly by burning fuels?
Model answer
Carbon dioxide.
- 4
Give two human activities that increase the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
Model answer
Burning fossil fuels and cutting down forests.
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Explain how deforestation increases the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
Model answer
Fewer trees remove less carbon dioxide by photosynthesis, and burning or decay of the felled wood releases more carbon dioxide.
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Give two human activities that increase the amount of methane in the atmosphere.
Model answer
Farming cattle and growing rice in flooded fields.
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