Chemistry GCSE
Atmospheric carbon dioxide decrease
What Atmospheric carbon dioxide decrease means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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The reduction in the percentage of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere caused by algae and plants carrying out photosynthesis.
Topics that use Atmospheric carbon dioxide decrease
- How carbon dioxide decreased (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Atmospheric evolution
- Carbon cycle and carbon stores
- Evolution of the atmosphere
- Formation of fossil fuels
- Formation of sedimentary rocks
- Photosynthesis
- Geological timescales and atmospheric change
- Photosynthesis and oxygen accumulation
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