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The oceans, and other bodies of water, soak up some carbon from the atmosphere.
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How is carbon dioxide fixed in the atmosphere?
It is not fixed in the atmosphere. It moves as part of the carbon cycle in and out of the oceans, the atmosphere and the land.
Why does carbon dioxide act as a buffer in seawater?
The oceans play an important role in regulating the amount of CO 2 in the atmosphere because CO 2 can move quickly into and out of the oceans. Once in the oceans, the CO 2 no longer traps heat. CO 2 also moves quickly between the atmosphere and the land biosphere (material that is or was living on land).Of the three places where carbon is stored---atmosphere, oceans, and land biosphere---approximately 93 percent of the CO 2 is found in the oceans. The atmosphere, at about 750 petagrams of carbon (a petagram [Pg] is 10 15 grams), has the smallest amount of carbon
What 2 processes that cause carbon to move out of the atmosphere?
photosynthesis: plants take in carbon dioxide during photosynthesis and use it to build carbohydrates.dissolving: carbon dioxide dissolves in rainwater and oceans.
How does carbon move from plants and animals into the atmosphere?
Plants absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
How many times more carbon is in the oceans than in the atmosphere?
The oceans contain about 50 times more carbon dioxide (CO2) than the atmosphere and 19 times more than the land biosphere.
What gas in the atmosphere was absorbed by the oceans as they formed?
The ocean water absorbed much of the carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
What role does the combustion of fossil fuels have in the carbon cycle?
It increases the carbon dioxide in the oceans. It adds carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.
How does water enter the water cycle?
Carbon moves from the atmosphere to the oceans.The oceans, and other bodies of water, soak up some carbon from the atmosphere.
How are th oceans involved in the carbon cycle?
The oceans act as carbon sinks when there is too much co2 in the atmosphere but that leads to the oceans being more acidic and it may kill marine life
Is The atmosphere stores much more carbon dioxide than the oceans?
False.
Carbon dioxide is kept at a constant level by an exchange between the atmosphere and?
The Oceans
What natural methods remove CO2 from the atmosphere?
Growing vegetation, like trees, plants and crops, removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The other natural method is the carbon cycle, which moves carbon in and out of the atmosphere, in and out of the oceans, and in and out of the land.
