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green manure
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Click to rate this initiative! [Total: 0 Average: 0]You must sign in to voteThe goal of green manure is to improve the soil. Certain plants are left in the field or planted for this purpose and then incorporated into the surface of the soil or used for mulching. This improves soil life, builds up humus, […]

greenhouse effect
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Click to rate this initiative! [Total: 0 Average: 0]You must sign in to voteThe sun’s rays hit the earth in the form of ultraviolet radiation. A part is reflected. On their way into the atmosphere, gases such as carbon dioxide (CO2), ozone and water vapour are reflected back to earth in the form of infrared

greenhouse gas
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Click to rate this initiative! [Total: 0 Average: 0]You must sign in to voteGreenhouse gases reflect sunlight bouncing off the Earth, acting like greenhouse glass. Air pollutants that affect the climate include carbon dioxide (CO2), which is produced when fossil fuels are used, methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and fluorinated gases (F-gases). Click to rate

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