If We Were to Lower Our Rate of CO₂ Production

question 25

Multiple Choice

If we were to lower our rate of CO₂ production by a third-down from 9 to 6 billion tons per year-the concentration of CO₂ in the atmosphere should ________.

• A)start to decrease
• B)reach a steady state
• C)continue to increase
• D)It depends upon whether there are any major volcanic eruptions.

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