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What are 4 biological processes release CO2 into the atmosphere?
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∙ 11y ago
Breathing (though it does not release a great deal of co2) ,
at night, plants take in oxygen and give out carbon di- oxide ,
volcanic eruptions ,
and the formation of fossil fuels.
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Which natural process does not release CO2 into the atmosphere?
Photosynthesis does not.A:The photosynthesis process in vegetation, plants and trees does release CO2. Not only that, it also captures it again from the atmosphere. The photosynthesis process is part of a larger natural process called the Carbon Cycle. In this cycle, oceans release and capture CO2 too.
What Carbon moves through the carbon cycle in all of the processes except what?
Carbon moves through the carbon cycle in all processes, except for the burning of fossil fuels. Fossil fuel burning releases carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere, which disrupts the natural carbon cycle by increasing the concentration of CO2, a greenhouse gas, in the atmosphere.
What two sources take CO2 out of the atmosphere?
The ocean removes carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere as part of the carbon cycle. This carbon recycles round and returns to the atmosphere again.Trees, forests and all growing vegetation remove CO2 from the atmosphere, release the oxygen, and store the carbon. If it is a long living tree, it can store that carbon for hundreds of years.
Explain the carbon cycle with the help of a diagram In what way human activities have altered the balance of carbon cycle?
1.carbon is present in the form of co2 in the atmosphere. 2.It is used by green plants in the form of photosynthesis. 3.co2 is returned back to the atmosphere by the respiration of both plants and animals. 4.Death and decomposition of plants and animals also release co2 in the atmosphere. 5.Burning of fossil fuels,volcanic eruptions and action of acid rains of carbonate rocks all release co2 in the atmosphere. 6.Thus this is the exchange of the carbon in the atmosphere and nature.
How has the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere changed over the past few years?
The amount of CO2 in the atmosphere has been increasing steadily over the past few years. This increase is primarily due to human activities, such as burning fossil fuels and deforestation, which release large amounts of CO2 into the atmosphere. The rising levels of CO2 contribute to global warming and climate change.
What processes does release co2 into the atmosphere?
photosynthesis, burning oil
What are the main features of the. carbon cycle?
The carbon cycle is a natural biogeochemical cycle whereby carbon as CO2 is transferred from the atmosphere to the land and ocean, where it resides in another form before returning to the atmosphere as CO2. The principal processes involved in transfer from the atmosphere are the dissolution of CO2 in the oceans and the uptake of CO2 by the photosynthesis of green plants. The processes involved in return to the atmosphere are the release of CO2 from the ocean in regions in which the surface of the ocean has become saturated with CO2 and the oxidation of organic matter by respiration or fire, which essentially reverses the photosynthetic process: 6CO2 + 12H2O ⇔ C6H12O6 + 6O2 + 6H2O
Name and explain a range of processes which remove CO2 from the atmosphere?
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Why do CO2 levels increase over time?
The Carbon/CO2 on earth is part of a natural cycle which balances the CO2 in the atmosphere with the carbon locked in the rocks as limestones, and hydrocarbons. In general over the totality of geologic time the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere has fallen as a result of biological processes. In recent times human activity has been responsible for releasing a large quantity of fossil Carbon (oil, gas and coal) as CO2 into the atmosphere. While much of this has been buffered by the CO2 dissolving in the oceans, there has also been a marked increase in CO2 % in the atmosphere since the industrial revolution.
Which two processes keep the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere stable?
Respiration and photosynthesis
What word describes how organisms release CO2 into the atmosphere?
Expiration.
What are the main processes in the carbon cycle?
Photosynthesis and cellular respirationcellular respiration
Was the atmosphere of the earth always mostly nitrogen and oxygen?
No, the Nitrogen in the air has probably always been there (because nitrogen is rather inert), but originally Earths atmosphere was reducing (it had no free Oxygen) and probably contained large amounts of CO2 and hydrocarbons. The present atmosphere on Earth is the product of biological processes which have slowly introduced free Oxygen into the Oceans and then the atmosphere - life made Earth habitable for life!
Which natural process does not release CO2 into the atmosphere?
Photosynthesis does not.A:The photosynthesis process in vegetation, plants and trees does release CO2. Not only that, it also captures it again from the atmosphere. The photosynthesis process is part of a larger natural process called the Carbon Cycle. In this cycle, oceans release and capture CO2 too.
Why has the concentration of carbon dioxide in the air changed?
Because the atmospheric CO2 concentration is part of the "Carbon Cycle" and biological and geological processes therefore affect it.
What Carbon moves through the carbon cycle in all of the processes except what?
Carbon moves through the carbon cycle in all processes, except for the burning of fossil fuels. Fossil fuel burning releases carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere, which disrupts the natural carbon cycle by increasing the concentration of CO2, a greenhouse gas, in the atmosphere.
Is the greenhouse effect biological?
No, it is primarily physical. Biological events 300 to 100 million years ago pulled carbon from the atmosphere and locked it up at the bottom of vast swamps, which formed our modern coal and oil deposits. But the burning of that coal and oil is not considered a biological effect. The excess CO2 in our atmosphere is not of biological origin in that sense. Some excess methane gas, however, IS from direct biological sources.
