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If the rate at which we produce CO2 were to stop rising, the levels of CO2 in the atmosphere would?
a.decrease as CO2 is absorbed by plants, soils, and the oceans.
b. continue to rise.
c. eventually level off.
d. This cannot be reasonably predicted.
7 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
B. If only the rate was to stop, then that means we are still emitting CO2. Natural sinks presently cannot keep up with our rate of emission, and there are indications that the largest one, the ocean, is losing its capability to absorb CO2 in this timeframe. The only way that CO2 levels would stabilize is if we emitted roughly the same amount of CO2 that the net natural carbon cycle would remove, and the only way that CO2 levels would fall would be if we emit less than that amount or none at all. That, however, is assuming that no positive feedbacks occur (e.g. warming induces degassing of CO2 from the oceans, all else same), as would likely happen.
- Anonymous4 years ago
The temperature might drop substantially and the glaciers could be on the march back. Ottawa could be buried below ice interior two decades after the passing of "thermostat rules". no one looks to decide for to renowned the actuality that each and every thing of recorded human historic previous has been lived in the time of an interglacial era of an ice age. cut back CO2 emissions and the planet gets that plenty less warm. it incredibly is a delicate stability, and one that is tipping in direction of too plenty CO2 and has been for a while now. Our efforts at industry heat the planet and shop us comfortable, yet we are going too far with it. Jack down the emissions in simple terms sufficient, yet not too plenty. the two way, we can not shop the ice from coming back. it is inevitable.
- NightwindLv 71 decade ago
You really should do your own homework.
No idea what your teacher WANTS to hear, but the truth would probably be closer to D.
Mainly because all the so called "experts" regarding climate change have been wrong with most predictions they've had thus far.
Good luck trying to stop co2 from being produced. Not only is there no direct evidence proving increasing Co2 is even an issue, but its produced in nearly everything we do from farming, to industrial machinery, to concrete & construction, recycling......not to mention the natural creations like forest fires, etc.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Carbon dioxide, the chemical formula for CO2, type the amount of 44.01, one of the carbon oxides, the common name carbonic acid gas, also known as carbonic anhydrase or carbon anhydride. Room temperature is a colorless, odorless gas, slightly larger density than air, slightly soluble in water, and generate carbonate. (The basic principles of carbonated drinks) solid carbon dioxide called dry ice, can absorb a lot of heat when sublimation, and thus used as a refrigerant, such as artificial rain, often in the choreography for the manufacture of smoke. Carbon dioxide does not participate in combustion, the density slightly larger than air, so it was used as a fire extinguishing agent.
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
Well first it'd still be absorbed by plants, soil, and plankton in the ocean, It would then level off until it matched how much we were outputting.
Theory.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
The answer would be b as not only do we produce c02 many things in the environment produce some as well and the rate is only stopped rising so we would still be producing several amounts of c02 still.
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