Which Does Not Transfer Carbon from the Atmosphere to the Lithosphere

question 59

Multiple Choice

Which does not transfer carbon from the atmosphere to the lithosphere?

• A)chemical weathering of rocks
• B)volcanic activity
• C)the activities of shell-building organisms
• D)the preservation of photosynthetic organisms on land and in the oceans

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