Where has the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere gone?

Answer 1

well in a way it hasn't gone at all, i mean there's still carbon dioxide in the air, it's part of the gas called'air' so yeah. but if not, it goes into a plant, since plants use it for photosynthesis, which is the process of making their own food. that's why plants are producers in the food chain/ web

Answer 2

The carbon in the atmosphere gets absorbed by plants as like we do oxygen.

Far more of the CO2 though, (almost 80%) goes into the oceans. That is the most common place for CO2 to be absorbed.

A:There is a natural cycle in which plants absorb carbon dioxide from the air, just as we and all other animals breath out carbon dioxide. A:Plants, algae, anything that evolved from blue-green algae really. A:Plants aquire Carbon Dioxide from the air and through photosynthesis, they in short use the carbon atoms to build molecules adding to their own mass and release Oxygen back into the atmosphere for animals to breathe. A:Carbon dioxide does not leave the atmosphere into space, but rather back to the earth and the oceans. Much of it is taken up by plants through photosynthesis, while much of the remainder is taken up by oceans. Oceans, however, also outgas a considerable amount, so it is not just a one-way transport.

Answer 3

Using data from tree rings and ice cores, scientists have established that the long-term level of atmospheric carbon dioxide was in the range of 260-280 parts per million (ppm) throughout all human history until the start of the Industrial Age, falling to around 160 parts per million during cold periods. Against this, there were measurements taken during the nineteenth century and the early part of the twentieth century, that gave readings as high as 540 ppm. However, modern scientists do not use these as representing actual global levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide because these readings were taken in or close to heavily polluting urban areas and were influenced by local factors.

The 2010 concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide is over 380 ppm, representing an increase of more than 35 per cent since pre-industrial times.

A:Vostok records show wild variations over the past 650 thousand years rising to highs of 300 and lows of 190 ppm. We find that CO2 has never been constant, nor has it caused temperature change. A:Carbon Dioxide (CO2) levels in the atmosphere in 1750 were 275 ppm (parts per million). In 2012 they were 396 ppm. That is a percentage increase of more than 40%. (41.4%)

Answer 4

Carbon dioxide has been gradually building up in the atmosphere since we began cutting down forests and burning fossil fuels. This extra carbon dioxide has led to an accelerated greenhouse effect, warming the planet and causing climate change.

Answer 5

Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere can be absorbed by oceans, taken up by plants during photosynthesis, or stored in soil or rocks through chemical reactions. Human activities like burning fossil fuels and deforestation have increased the levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, contributing to climate change.

Answer 6

no