What Would Be the Environmental Consequences If Earth's Volcanoes All

question 55

Multiple Choice

What would be the environmental consequences if Earth's volcanoes all shut down tomorrow?

• A)CO₂ levels in the atmosphere would slowly rise.
• B)Continental weathering would decrease.
• C)Rates of continental weathering would slowly increase.
• D)Temperature would slowly increase.

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