Human sources of CO2 and CH4
The biggest producer of methane released into the atmosphere
What is Fossil fuel production?
What consumes soil methane (microorganisms that feed on methane)
What is Methanotrophs?
What are responsible for approximately 80% of global methane emissions from natural sources
What is Wetlands?
What is one example of a "carbon sink"
examples discussed in class include: What is the ocean?(!); limestone rocks or cliffs, permafrost, whales . . .
The process of disposing waste
What is Waste management?
What makes more methane that methanotrophs consume
What is methanogens?
estimated to be about 11% of the global methane emissions
What is Termites?
Carbon that is stored in a form other than Co2 gas
What is sequestered carbon?
the practice of raising and managing animals for their products
What is Livestock farming?
What creates methane gas
What is microbes?
8% of the global methane emissions from natural sources or between 20- 30 Tg yearly
What is Oceans?
The amounts of atmospheric gases on earth (change often/ remain constant).
What is remain constant
The combustion of organic matter
What is Biomass burning
Methane crystals that are formed in cold, oxygen poor undersea sediments
What is clathrates?
approximately 5% of the global methane emissions from natural sources
What is methane hydrates?
The amount of carbon pollution created by an organization or individual
What is carbon footprint?
involves flooding fields (paddy fields) with water and planting seedlings in the mud
What is rice cultivation?
solid and white ice, similar to water ice
What is methane hydrate?
An unknown (but estimated to be extremely large) quantity of methane is sequestered in frozen areas as
What is permafrost?
Carbon plays a crucial role in creating energy from sunlight in this process:
What is photosynthesis?