Carbon Cycle and Global Warming

Suzan H. (United States of America)
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  1. carbon cycle
    the organic circulation of carbon from the atmosphere into organisms and back again
    a carbon sink a greenhouse gas carbon cycle carbon footprint fossil fuels permafrost global warming climate change
  2. permafrost
    ground that is permanently frozen
    a carbon sink a greenhouse gas carbon cycle carbon footprint fossil fuels permafrost global warming climate change
  3. greenhouse gas
    a substance in the air that warms a planet by trapping heat
    a carbon sink a greenhouse gas carbon cycle carbon footprint fossil fuels permafrost global warming climate change
  4. fossil fuel
    energy-producing substance derived from preserved organisms
    a carbon sink a greenhouse gas carbon cycle carbon footprint fossil fuels permafrost global warming climate change
  5. footprint
    a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface
    a carbon sink a greenhouse gas carbon cycle carbon footprint fossil fuels permafrost global warming climate change
  6. global warming
    a rise in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere
    a carbon sink a greenhouse gas carbon cycle carbon footprint fossil fuels permafrost global warming climate change
  7. carbon
    an abundant nonmetallic element in all organic compounds
    a carbon sink a greenhouse gas carbon cycle carbon footprint fossil fuels permafrost global warming climate change
  8. greenhouse
    a building with glass walls and roof
    a carbon sink a greenhouse gas carbon cycle carbon footprint fossil fuels permafrost global warming climate change
  9. fossil
    the remains of a plant or animal from a past geological age
    a carbon sink a greenhouse gas carbon cycle carbon footprint fossil fuels permafrost global warming climate change
  10. warming
    the process of becoming warmer; a rising temperature
    a carbon sink a greenhouse gas carbon cycle carbon footprint fossil fuels permafrost global warming climate change
  11. cycle
    a periodically repeated sequence of events
    a carbon sink a greenhouse gas carbon cycle carbon footprint fossil fuels permafrost global warming climate change
  12. sink
    fall or descend to a lower place or level
    a carbon sink a greenhouse gas carbon cycle carbon footprint fossil fuels permafrost global warming climate change
  13. fuel
    a substance that can be consumed to produce energy
    a carbon sink a greenhouse gas carbon cycle carbon footprint fossil fuels permafrost global warming climate change
  14. global
    involving the entire earth
    a carbon sink a greenhouse gas carbon cycle carbon footprint fossil fuels permafrost global warming climate change
  15. climate
    the weather in some location averaged over a period of time
    a carbon sink a greenhouse gas carbon cycle carbon footprint fossil fuels permafrost global warming climate change
  16. gas
    state of matter distinguished from solid and liquid states
    a carbon sink a greenhouse gas carbon cycle carbon footprint fossil fuels permafrost global warming climate change
  17. warm
    having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
    a carbon sink a greenhouse gas carbon cycle carbon footprint fossil fuels permafrost global warming climate change
  18. change
    become different in some particular way
    a carbon sink a greenhouse gas carbon cycle carbon footprint fossil fuels permafrost global warming climate change
Created on Sun Apr 28 15:53:52 EDT 2013

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