7 results for “carbon”

1. Planet Earth

   The Atmosphere

   carbon dioxide that governs the climate, amounts to a few hundredths of a percent. Water vapour

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2. Planet Earth

   Weather and Climate

   Carbon dioxide and other gases let sunlight in but trap the heat radiating back out, the greenhouse

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3. Planet Earth

   Volcanoes

   carbon dioxide, build pressure. When the pressure exceeds the strength of the rock above, the volcano

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4. Planet Earth

   Rocks, Minerals and Fossils

   carbon with its atoms locked in a rigid three-dimensional lattice; graphite, the soft grey stuff

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5. Planet Earth

   Plate Tectonics and Earthquakes

   carbon-rich rock and releasing carbon dioxide through volcanoes, it has acted as a planetary thermostat

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6. Planet Earth

   Inside the Earth

   carbon between rock, air and sea, keeping the climate habitable over geological time. The core's magnetic

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7. Planet Earth

   The Oceans

   carbon dioxide humans have emitted, which makes the water more acidic and harder for corals and shellfish

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