Essential Chemistry for IGCSE - Air And Water (Section 6 - No. 24)
Which of these statements about the carbon cycle is correct?
Burning fossil fuels is responsible for most of the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
Methane gets into the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels.
Removing many of the forests on Earth will decrease the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
The amount of carbon dioxide put into the atmosphere by respiration is roughly the same as carbon dioxide removed by photosynthesis.
Explanation
Photosynthesis removes carbon dioxide roughly balances it.
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