Eruptions

... Plant and animal respiration Plant and animal decay (by detritivores) Combustion of fossil fuels (emissions from cars and trucks). Volcanic eruptions Pick the alternative that does not fit here. An ecologist is interested in monitoring the amount of organic material that is generated at ...

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If there was an exact or near-exact copy of the planet Earth and there would also be similar large-scale events (like great volcano eruptions and meteor impacts), I assume the outcome would be surprisingly similar than what we see here on Earth. However, having intelligent species like humans ...

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... yet... the atmosphere was subjected to bursts of energy from ultraviolet rays, eletrical discharge in the form of lightning, heat from volcanic eruptions, hot springs and radioactive decay... from all of this, organic molecules formed resulting in a dilute organic solution in oceans called primordial ...

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The only major events that will have any true effect are volcanic eruptions of the magnitude of krakatoa, which caused global cooling of about 5 degrees. The problem is such events are rare and very dangerous to the people near by. Not really. You are looking ...

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... further does not help any. In regards to the tipping point, I agree with Draco. The only major events that will have any true effect are volcanic eruptions of the magnitude of krakatoa, which caused global cooling of about 5 degrees. The problem is such events are rare and very dangerous to the ...

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