Pronunciation of the English word carbon.
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1. | The Thermal Protection System, or TPS, was designed by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, and was built at Carbon-Carbon Advanced Technologies, using a carbon composite foam sandwiched between two carbon plates. | |
2. | A carbon footprint is the amount of carbon dioxide pollution that we produce as a result of our activities. Some people try to reduce their carbon footprint because they are concerned about climate change. | |
3. | Carbon monoxide is a poisonous substance formed by the incomplete combustion of carbon compounds. | |
4. | Our atmosphere contains 21% oxygen, which is necessary for us to breathe, 78% nitrogen, and 0.9% argon. The other 0.1% consists of water vapor, carbon dioxide, neon, methane, krypton, helium, xenon, hydrogen, nitrous oxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, and ozone. | |
5. | All living things on Earth contain carbon. Even you contain carbon. | |
6. | Your carbon footprint is the amount of carbon dioxide released into the air because of your own energy needs. | |
7. | Ocean acidification occurs when seawater absorbs carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide is released into the air by burning fossil fuels, like oil and coal. That makes the ocean more acidic, which harms shellfish, other marine life and plants. | |
8. | The two main forms in which carbon appears on the earth are carbon dioxide and methane. | |
9. | That would lead to the production of more carbon dioxide, the main gas responsible for global warming. | |
10. | Trees give off oxygen and absorb carbon dioxide. |