https://padlet.com/tnahass/r3k6svrqf18l Why doesn't the earth's atmosphere run out of oxygen? Why doesn't the earth's atmosphere accumulate too much carbon dioxide? en-us 2017-02-17 21:51:59 UTC 2025-09-28 23:07:35 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/tnahass/r3k6svrqf18l/wish/155122071 2017-02-21 12:45:17 UTC https://padlet.com/tnahass/r3k6svrqf18l/wish/155122071 https://padlet.com/tnahass/r3k6svrqf18l/wish/155122132 As you consume O2 you remove it from the atmosphere and as you breathe out you add CO2 to the atmosphere. This effect is offset by plants taking in CO2, removing it from the atmosphere, and adding O2 to the atmosphere.]]> 2017-02-21 12:45:35 UTC https://padlet.com/tnahass/r3k6svrqf18l/wish/155122132 20_jlis https://padlet.com/tnahass/r3k6svrqf18l/wish/155122152 Oxygen is produced by plants, and is then used by other organisms (such as humans) and then carbon dioxide is exhaled by other organisms and is then used by plants to produce more oxygen and then the cycle repeats itself]]> 2017-02-21 12:45:42 UTC https://padlet.com/tnahass/r3k6svrqf18l/wish/155122152 20_clawrence https://padlet.com/tnahass/r3k6svrqf18l/wish/155122206 autotrophs get energy from the sun which enables them to go through photosynthesis, which releases oxygen for heterotrophs. Heterotrophs get energy from ATP which enables them to release carbon dioxide through cellular respiration for the plants - cate]]> 2017-02-21 12:46:01 UTC https://padlet.com/tnahass/r3k6svrqf18l/wish/155122206 20_scapan https://padlet.com/tnahass/r3k6svrqf18l/wish/155122209 the organisms that go through cellular respiration provide the carbon dioxide for photosynthesis to produce oxygen  for cellular respiration and the cycle continues. the carbon dioxide is constantly being inhaled by plants so there is never too mu. ch of carbon dioxide ]]> 2017-02-21 12:46:02 UTC https://padlet.com/tnahass/r3k6svrqf18l/wish/155122209 20_gmuscatella https://padlet.com/tnahass/r3k6svrqf18l/wish/155122282 As you breathe in oxygen the body goes through cellular respiration to create carbon dioxide. The carbon dioxide is picked up by plants and used for photosynthesis where they produce oxygen as a result. Then the cycle repeats again.]]> 2017-02-21 12:46:23 UTC https://padlet.com/tnahass/r3k6svrqf18l/wish/155122282 20_cparkinsongee https://padlet.com/tnahass/r3k6svrqf18l/wish/155122302 Breathing in brings oxygen into your body to supply your body, exhaling expels the waste product of carbon dioxide. Photosynthesis takes this waste product and turns it back into oxygen.]]> 2017-02-21 12:46:29 UTC https://padlet.com/tnahass/r3k6svrqf18l/wish/155122302 20_lmunley https://padlet.com/tnahass/r3k6svrqf18l/wish/155122324 The Earth's atmosphere doesn't run out of oxygen because the plants use the CO2 we breathe out to produce more O2 and we don't accumulate too much CO2 because there are enough plants to use the CO]]> 2017-02-21 12:46:36 UTC https://padlet.com/tnahass/r3k6svrqf18l/wish/155122324 https://padlet.com/tnahass/r3k6svrqf18l/wish/155122369 because ]]> 2017-02-21 12:46:45 UTC https://padlet.com/tnahass/r3k6svrqf18l/wish/155122369 https://padlet.com/tnahass/r3k6svrqf18l/wish/155122389 The Earth's atmosphere does not run out of oxygen because photosynthesis continuously occurs. The Earth's atmosphere does not accumulate too much carbon dioxide because plants take in carbon dioxide through photosynthesis]]> 2017-02-21 12:46:51 UTC https://padlet.com/tnahass/r3k6svrqf18l/wish/155122389 https://padlet.com/tnahass/r3k6svrqf18l/wish/155122393 plants are continuously going through photosynthesis making more and more oxygen
the plants that are doing photosynthesis are taking in the carbon dioxide so it does not accumulate with to much carbon dioxide]]> 2017-02-21 12:46:52 UTC https://padlet.com/tnahass/r3k6svrqf18l/wish/155122393 https://padlet.com/tnahass/r3k6svrqf18l/wish/155122404 the air that is inhaled and exhaled is being recycled by photosynthesis and cellular respiration. The oxygen made by photosynthesis is what we breathe and the carbon dioxide we exhale is what plants use to go back into photosynthesis. There will never be too much or too little of oxygen and carbon dioxide. ]]> 2017-02-21 12:46:55 UTC https://padlet.com/tnahass/r3k6svrqf18l/wish/155122404 20_mbartiromo https://padlet.com/tnahass/r3k6svrqf18l/wish/155122442 the earth's atmosphere doesn't run out of oxygen because cellular respiration and photosynthesis. These two together create a cycle of creating oxygen, using oxygen, releasing carbon dioxide, using carbon dioxide etc. ]]> 2017-02-21 12:47:06 UTC https://padlet.com/tnahass/r3k6svrqf18l/wish/155122442 https://padlet.com/tnahass/r3k6svrqf18l/wish/155122464 2017-02-21 12:47:12 UTC https://padlet.com/tnahass/r3k6svrqf18l/wish/155122464 https://padlet.com/tnahass/r3k6svrqf18l/wish/155122469 The earth's atmosphere doesn't run out of oxygen because oxygen is made from carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight via the process of photosynthesis, so unless the earth's atmosphere runs out of carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight, photosynthesis will always be present and therefore oxygen will always be created and present. The earth's atmosphere doesn't accumulate too much carbon dioxide because plants and trees take it in for photosynthesis.]]> 2017-02-21 12:47:13 UTC https://padlet.com/tnahass/r3k6svrqf18l/wish/155122469 20_ltatalobo https://padlet.com/tnahass/r3k6svrqf18l/wish/155122486 - Oxygen will not run out because plants are constantly taking in carbon dioxide from humans and produce oxygen as a byproduct.
- Humans are always taking in oxygen from plants and are producing carbon dioxide for plants.]]> 2017-02-21 12:47:18 UTC https://padlet.com/tnahass/r3k6svrqf18l/wish/155122486 20_amacintyre https://padlet.com/tnahass/r3k6svrqf18l/wish/155122490 1 - The atmosphere is very big 
2 - When photosynthesizing plants turn CO2 into O2 and when all organisms celluar respirate O2 is turned into CO2]]> 2017-02-21 12:47:19 UTC https://padlet.com/tnahass/r3k6svrqf18l/wish/155122490 20_tfernandezpozas https://padlet.com/tnahass/r3k6svrqf18l/wish/155122511 The Earth's atmosphere doesn't accumulate too much carbon dioxide because carbon dioxide is a reactant used in photosynthesis.]]> 2017-02-21 12:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/tnahass/r3k6svrqf18l/wish/155122511 https://padlet.com/tnahass/r3k6svrqf18l/wish/155122572 The Earth does not run out of oxygen because of the air that is exhaled is recycled by photosyntesis.]]> 2017-02-21 12:47:47 UTC https://padlet.com/tnahass/r3k6svrqf18l/wish/155122572 https://padlet.com/tnahass/r3k6svrqf18l/wish/155122585 The earth's atmosphere does not run out of oxygen because photosynthesis keeps regenerating oxygen and cellular respiration regenerates carbon dioxide. This controls the level of carbon dioxide. ]]> 2017-02-21 12:47:49 UTC https://padlet.com/tnahass/r3k6svrqf18l/wish/155122585 20_jdunn https://padlet.com/tnahass/r3k6svrqf18l/wish/155122650 plants give oxygen, we give carbon dioxide, they make it into oxygen and it repeats and repeats. Photosynthesis helps in this process. ]]> 2017-02-21 12:48:08 UTC https://padlet.com/tnahass/r3k6svrqf18l/wish/155122650 20_jbresney https://padlet.com/tnahass/r3k6svrqf18l/wish/155122842 The atmosphere doesn't run out of oxygen because  it is actively produced through photosynthesis and because of the size of the atmosphere.

The atmosphere doesn't accumulate too much carbon dioxide because of its size and the consumption of it from photosynthesis.]]> 2017-02-21 12:48:56 UTC https://padlet.com/tnahass/r3k6svrqf18l/wish/155122842 20_rgregory https://padlet.com/tnahass/r3k6svrqf18l/wish/155122926 The atmosphere doesn't run out of oxygen because plants are constantly producing oxygen from the carbon dioxide constantly producing through animals. The earth's atmosphere doesn't accumulate too much CO2 because the plants are constantly using it up to balance it out]]> 2017-02-21 12:49:19 UTC https://padlet.com/tnahass/r3k6svrqf18l/wish/155122926