... the atmosphere by acting as a pane of glass in a car. The glass lets the sun light in to make heat but when the heat tries to get out the gases absorb the heat. Holding this heat in causes heat waves, droughts and climate changes which could alter our way of living. The main gases that cause the greenhouse effect are water vapor, carbon dioxide (CO2), and ... the temperatures do rise as predicted several things could happen. The increases of temperature could alter the growth of crops in areas near the equator due to insufficient rain and heat. This could really hurt countries that rely...

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... to stay on the sunny side of the street while walking. The sun is 93 million miles away from earth and its energy travels to us in moving waves called radiation. The energy becomes heat, light and other energy too. Visible sunlight allows us to see the world around us, but there is invisible sunlight, too. These rays can't be seen, but ... some can be felt as heat. They are called ultraviolet rays, and they are what changes the appearance of the skin, like wrinkles and even cancer. I discovered a blanket of gases known as the atmosphere surrounding our ... freezing point of water. The ...

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... balance of greenhouse gases have stayed just right for humans, animals and plants to survive. But today we are having problems keeping this balance. Because we burn fossil fuels to heat our homes, run our cars, produce electricity, and manufacture all sorts of products, we are adding more greenhouse gases to the atmosphere. These activities are changing the atmosphere at a greater ... rate than humans have ever experienced. By increasing the amount of "heat-trapping" gases, we are adding to the warming effect of the natural atmospheric greenhouse. This could warm the planet and have a h...

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... is the construction of buildings and household utensils. 3. Aluminum is non magnetic so it is used in marine magnetic compasses, computer disks etc. 4. It is highly reflective of light, heat and electric waves. The purer the metal the higher the reflectivity gets. 5. It is a good electric conductor. 6. Aluminum is non toxic and odorless. Its surface is hygienic because no germs can grow ... on it. 7. It is Strong at low temperatures. While steel becomes brittle at low temperatures aluminum increases in strength. 8. Good heat conductor, about three times that of steel. 9. Easy to recycle...

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... dioxide (so2) and oxides of nitrogen (no) react in the atmosphere with water, oxygen and oxidants to form various acidic compounds, sunlight further accelerates this process with the introduction of heat-(Miller). These compounds then fall to the earth in either wet form such as rain, snow, and fog or dry form. There are many negative effects of acid rain for ... and other buildings in the Scandinavian countries is how the prevailing winds blow from east to west in the jet steams both in winter and summer in winter the rosby waves and jet streams tighten and pick up sulphur dioxide emis...

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... dioxide (so2) and oxides of nitrogen (no) react in the atmosphere with water, oxygen and oxidants to form various acidic compounds, sunlight further accelerates this process with the introduction of heat. These compounds then fall to the earth in either wet form (such as rain, snow, and fog) or dry form (such as gas and particles). The wind then blows these ... and other buildings in the Scandinavian countries is how the prevailing winds blow from east to west in the jet steams both in winter and summer in winter the rosby waves and jet streams tighten and pick up sulphur dioxide emissi...

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