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The carbon cycle

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  • The _______ of co2 into plants and the sea is a natural process
    exhaust gases
    absorption
    environment
  • We use the word _____ for everything in the natural world, plants, animals, air, etc.
    emissions
    environment
    atmosphere
  • The word ______ is a combination of hydrogen and carbon.
    hydrocarbons
    absorption
    fossil fuels
  • Scientists working on ________ projects want to find a way to reduce CO2 in the atmosphere.
    atmosphere
    carbon sequestration
    exhaust gases
  • Emissions that come from cars and factories are called _________.
    fossil fuels
    exhaust gases
    emissions
  • Humans have been adding more and more CO2 to the ______ since the industrial revolution.
    absorption
    environment
    atmosphere
  • ______ are chemical products that are made from hydrocarbons
    emissions
    exhaust gases
    petrochemicals
    fossil fuels
  • Nuclear power stations don't __________ CO2 but many people worry that they are not completely safe
    environment
    absorb
    emit
  • Plants _________ Co2 from the atmosphere, and then release it again if they are burned.
    absorb
    emit
    emissions
  • Coal, oil and gas are called ________ because they are made from plants and animals that lived millions of year ago.
    petrochemicals
    fossil fuels
    hydrocarbons
  • ________ is a chemical with one carbon atom and two oxygen atoms.
    CO2
    hydrocarbons
    absorption
  • Exhaust gas _________ from the burning fossil fuels are causing global warming.
    atmosphere
    hydrocarbons
    emissions