Arizona Was the Site of a 400,000-Acre Wildfire in June

question 7

Multiple Choice

Arizona was the site of a 400,000-acre wildfire in June 2002. How much carbon dioxide was produced by this fire? Assume that the density of carbon on the acreage was 10 kg/m² and that 50% of the biomass burned. (10,000 m² = 2.47 acre)

• A)3 10¹⁰ kg
• B)3 10⁶ kg
• C)3 10³⁰ kg
• D)3 10⁹ kg
• E)3 10¹³ kg

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