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How much carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is absorbed by the oceans on a daily basis?
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20 million metric tons
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How is carbon dioxide taken out of the atmosphere besides photosynthesis?
Some carbon dioxide is absorbed by the top levels of the oceans where it is beginning to turn the oceans more acidic. That and photosynthesis are the only ways that carbon dioxide is taken out of the atmosphere. Industries that emit carbon dioxide pollution are trialling ways of trapping carbon dioxide as it goes up the chimney stacks (scrubbers).
Large amounts of atmospheric carbon dioxide is absorbed by?
Forests and Oceans.
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.
What are large amounts of atmospheric carbon dioxide absorbed by?
The ocean absorbs large amounts of atmospheric carbon dioxide, and is acidified thereby.
Is The atmosphere stores much more carbon dioxide than the oceans?
False.
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.
How is carbon dioxide taken out of the atmosphere besides photosynthesis?
Some carbon dioxide is absorbed by the top levels of the oceans where it is beginning to turn the oceans more acidic. That and photosynthesis are the only ways that carbon dioxide is taken out of the atmosphere. Industries that emit carbon dioxide pollution are trialling ways of trapping carbon dioxide as it goes up the chimney stacks (scrubbers).
What do oceans on earth absorbed much of?
carbon dioxide
What is carbon dioxide naturally absorbed and stored in?
Carbon dioxide is naturally absorbed (through photosynthesis) and stored in trees and vegetation. It is also absorbed and stored in the oceans.
Large amounts of atmospheric carbon dioxide are absorbed by .?
Oceans
Large amounts of atmospheric carbon dioxide is absorbed by?
Forests and Oceans.
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.
What absorbs carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?
The carbon dioxide is absorbed by: 1. Chlorophyll in green plants. The chlorophyll breaks down the carbon dioxide to carbon and oxygen. The carbon is used by the plant as a nutrient and the oxygen is released to the atmosphere. 2. Oceans. The carbon dioxide absorbed and dissolved in the water. The carbon dioxide is adsorbed by green algae and water micro organisms.
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.
What is the environmental effect if there is less carbon dioxide absorbed by the forests?
If there is less carbon dioxide absorbed by the forests, it means there will be more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, which means more greenhouse gases capturing the sun's heat, and more global warming.Forests absorb carbon dioxide through photosynthesis. They separate and release the oxygen and they store the carbon in their roots, trunks and branches. Half the weight of a tree is carbon.This increased carbon dioxide would then be absorbed (at least partially) by our oceans, which currently absorb most of our carbon dioxide. This gas, when absorbed does change the resulting PH of our oceans. Lower PH levels have been shown to cause problems with ocean life that is already under stress due to over harvesting.
What are large amounts of atmospheric carbon dioxide absorbed by?
The ocean absorbs large amounts of atmospheric carbon dioxide, and is acidified thereby.
Carbon dioxide is kept at a constant level by an exchange between the atmosphere and?
The Oceans
