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Read below then answer Humans contribute to global warming by burning fossil fuels which releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. *When the burning of fossil fuels creates co2 into our atmosphere, how does this contribute to global warming. *Explain in your own original words

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Carbon dioxide, (CO2) being a less dense gas, leaves a small or less space for the oxygen in the atmosphere, controls the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere and thus the size of the greenhouse effect. This rising of CO2 concentration in the atmosphere due to continuous burning of fossil fuels by humans continue to cause the heating of the planet

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