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Agriculture depends on Photosynthesis. Activate to inspect this relation.Agriculture influences Deforestation. Activate to inspect this relation.Agriculture trades off with Deforestation. Activate to inspect this relation.Atmosphere is part of Earth. Activate to inspect this relation.Atmospheric circulation is part of Atmosphere. Activate to inspect this relation.Carbon is part of Carbon dioxide (CO₂). Activate to inspect this relation.Causation applies to Greenhouse effect. Activate to inspect this relation.Carbon dioxide (CO₂) amplifies Greenhouse effect. Activate to inspect this relation.Carbon dioxide (CO₂) is derived from Cellular respiration. Activate to inspect this relation.Carbon dioxide (CO₂) is part of Atmosphere. Activate to inspect this relation.Deforestation amplifies Greenhouse effect. Activate to inspect this relation.Deforestation suppresses Photosynthesis. Activate to inspect this relation.Electromagnetic radiation explains Greenhouse effect. Activate to inspect this relation.Fossil fuels causes Carbon dioxide (CO₂). Activate to inspect this relation.Greenhouse gas causes Greenhouse effect. Activate to inspect this relation.Greenhouse effect influences Temperature. Activate to inspect this relation.Ocean acidification depends on Carbon dioxide (CO₂). Activate to inspect this relation.Ozone layer is part of Atmosphere. Activate to inspect this relation.Photosynthesis is part of Carbon cycle. Activate to inspect this relation.Photosynthesis requires Carbon dioxide (CO₂). Activate to inspect this relation.Radiative forcing depends on Greenhouse effect. Activate to inspect this relation.Reinforcing loop amplifies Greenhouse effect. Activate to inspect this relation.Cellular respiration is part of Carbon cycle. Activate to inspect this relation.Runaway greenhouse emerges from Greenhouse effect. Activate to inspect this relation.Troposphere is part of Atmosphere. Activate to inspect this relation.Fossil fuelsCarbon dioxide (CO₂)Greenhouse effectPhotosynthesisCellular respirationCarbonAtmosphereOcean acidificationTemperatureCausationElectromagnetic radiationReinforcing loopDeforestationGreenhouse gasRadiative forcingRunaway greenhouseCarbon cycleAgricultureEarthTroposphereOzone layerAtmospheric circulation
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24 concepts viewed through this lens. Bridge concepts connect this view to Agriculture, Anthropology, Arithmetic, Astronomy….

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Fossil fuels

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At a glance

Coal, oil and gas formed from ancient organisms; burning them releases stored carbon as CO₂.

Disciplines
Geography · Chemistry · Economics · Geology
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Leaf concept
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1 · 1 relation families
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Bridge concepts (70)

Just outside the lens — they connect it to other context.

  • Earth4
    Astronomy, Earth & Space Sciences · connects to Atmosphere, Geoinformatics, Latitude…
  • Photosynthesis4
    Agriculture, Biology, Chemistry · connects to Agriculture, Carbon cycle, Carbon dioxide (CO₂)…
  • Map3
    Cartography · connects to Map projection, Map scale, Topographic map
  • Cellular respiration2
    Biology, Chemistry · connects to Carbon cycle, Carbon dioxide (CO₂)
  • Climate change2
    Climatology, Earth & Space Sciences · connects to Climate, Desertification

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Structural observations about the concepts shown here — descriptions of this graph, not claims about the world.

  • This view connects 28 disciplines: Agriculture, Astronomy, Atmospheric Science, Biology, Chemistry, Climate Science, Climatology, Earth & Space Sciences, Economics, Electromagnetism, Environmental Science, Epistemology, Geography, Geology, History, Medicine, Metaphysics, Meteorology, Oceanography, Optics, Philosophy of Science, Physics, Planetary Science, Quantum Physics, Statistical Physics, Statistics, Sustainability Science, Systems Science.
  • Fossil fuels is a bridge concept — viewed here through Chemistry, Economics, Geography, Geology.
  • The connections here span 6 relation families.
  • Feedback loop explains 4 concepts in this view (Atmospheric Science, Biology, Chemistry, Climatology, Earth & Space Sciences, Economics, Environmental Science, Geography, Geology, Oceanography, Physics, Sustainability Science, Systems Science).

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From a Leaf to the ClimateWhy Music Moves UsHow Machines LearnReasoning about a Leaf and the Climate

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