The major human processes that release carbon dioxide are the burning of carbon fuels (wood, coal, oil, gas) and the cellular respiration of animals and plants. CO2 is also released by the weathering of carbonate rocks, especially by acid rain.
Cellular respiration is mainly balanced by the removal of carbon by photosynthesis, which releases oxygen. This is essentially the reverse process, removing the energy stored by forming carbohydrates.
In terms of what process releases the most carbon dioxide into our atmosphere it is decaying organic matter. Total natural decay accounts for over 80% of all CO2 released annually. Natural processes in total account for 93% of all CO2 releases.
During cellular respiration, glucose and oxygen are changed into energy and carbon dioxide. Therefore, carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere during the process of cellular respiration. Respiration is also the process by which once-living (organic) organisms are decomposed.
List four processes that release carbon in the form of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
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when a car is driven, the gasoline it burns as fuel releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
Diesel fuel, regular gas, and fossil fuels release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
Burning of the fossil fuels releases the carbon dioxide.
Burning of the fossil fuels releases the carbon dioxide.
Plants and trees remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through photosynthesis. The ocean also absorbs carbon dioxide, so much now that it is becoming more acidic.
The process of decay releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere
The two main processes that put carbon back into the atmosphere are the respiration of living organisms, including plants and animals, and the combustion of fossil fuels. Respiration releases carbon dioxide as a byproduct, while the burning of fossil fuels, such as coal, oil, and natural gas, releases carbon dioxide that has been stored underground for millions of years. Both processes contribute to the accumulation of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, leading to climate change.
when a car is driven, the gasoline it burns as fuel releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
The burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) in industry, transport and the generation of electricity, which releases carbon dioxide (CO2).
Rotting trees add carbon dioxide (and sometimes methane) to the atmosphere.Burning trees releases carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.
Carbon dioxide is being released. As you breathe in you inhale fresh oxygen, but as you breathe out your body releases carbon dioxide.
Diesel fuel, regular gas, and fossil fuels release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
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.
When it erupts, it releases a large amount of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, polluting it.
Burning of the fossil fuels releases the carbon dioxide.
Burning of the fossil fuels releases the carbon dioxide.
Yes, anything that is burnt releases carbon dioxide. However, ethanol has no carbon footprint, as the carbon dioxide it releases was recently removed from the atmosphere when the plants grew. So it is carbon neutral.