The roles that natural processes play

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• Explain the roles that natural processes play in the carbon cycle and through it, in global warming. (3.5)

• Summarize how human activities contribute to the carbon cycle and through it, to global warming. (3.5)

• Understand how molar mass is defined and used. (3.6)

• Use Avogadro’s number to calculate the average mass of the atom. (3.6)

• Understand the chemical mole and explain how it is useful. (3.7)

• Assess the sources, relative emission quantities, and effectiveness of greenhouse gases other than CO2. (3.8)

• Recognize the successes and limitations of computer-based models in predicting climatic change. (3.9)