Carbon Is Currently Being Released into the Atmosphere by Fossil-Fuel

question 140

Multiple Choice

Carbon is currently being released into the atmosphere by fossil-fuel burning.Why does this release of carbon cause global warming, when carbon released by organism respiration does not?

• A) Unlike respiratory CO₂, it is being released faster than oceans or organisms can absorb it.
• B) It is a stronger greenhouse gas because it has been buried for millions of years.
• C) It is a different form of carbon than is currently present in the atmosphere.
• D) Unlike respiratory CO₂, it is released throughout the year instead of seasonally.
• E) It is being burned by humans, who do not use safeguards as other animals do.

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