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∙ 11y agoCarbon dioxide is removed from the atmosphere through processes like carbon sequestration, where it is stored in geological formations or in forests. Additionally, chemical reactions in seawater and weathering of rocks can also contribute to the removal of CO2 from the atmosphere.
Forests and Oceans.
It is not fixed in the atmosphere. It moves as part of the carbon cycle in and out of the oceans, the atmosphere and the land.
Excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere leads to global warming and climate change by trapping heat and altering weather patterns. In the oceans, carbon dioxide is absorbed, causing ocean acidification which harms marine life, especially organisms that rely on calcium carbonate to build their shells or skeletons.
The ocean absorbs large amounts of atmospheric carbon dioxide, and is acidified thereby.
The ocean water absorbed much of the carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
carbon dioxide
Activities such as burning fossil fuels, deforestation, and industrial processes release large amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. This excess carbon dioxide is absorbed by the oceans, causing them to become more acidic.
Carbon dioxide is naturally absorbed and stored in oceans, forests, soils, and wetlands through processes like photosynthesis, carbon sequestration, and chemical reactions.
Oceans
Carbon dioxide is removed from the atmosphere through processes like carbon sequestration, where it is stored in geological formations or in forests. Additionally, chemical reactions in seawater and weathering of rocks can also contribute to the removal of CO2 from the atmosphere.
Forests and Oceans.
It is not fixed in the atmosphere. It moves as part of the carbon cycle in and out of the oceans, the atmosphere and the land.
The carbon dioxide is absorbed by: 1. Chlorophyll in green plants. The chlorophyll breaks down the carbon dioxide to carbon and oxygen. The carbon is used by the plant as a nutrient and the oxygen is released to the atmosphere. 2. Oceans. The carbon dioxide absorbed and dissolved in the water. The carbon dioxide is adsorbed by green algae and water micro organisms.
There is roughly 50 times more carbon stored in the oceans than in the atmosphere. The oceans act as a significant carbon sink, absorbing large amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
The combustion of fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, contributing to the greenhouse effect and global warming. This disrupts the balance of the carbon cycle by adding more carbon dioxide than natural systems can absorb, leading to increased levels of carbon in the atmosphere and oceans.
The ocean absorbs large amounts of atmospheric carbon dioxide, and is acidified thereby.