Question

What happens as more and more carbon leaves other reservoirs and enters the atmosphere?

Question 4 options:


Rocks turn into shells.


Plants run out of air.


The atmosphere heats up.


Volcanoes become less active.

Answer 1

The atmosphere heats up as more and more carbon leaves other reservoirs and enters the atmosphere,

Step-by-step explanation:

• During carbon cycle the carbon from the reservoirs is added into the atmosphere in the form of gases.
• As more and more carbon leaves the reservoirs, it is converted to gases such as carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide etc.
• Being a green house gas, carbon dioxide traps the heat that re-radiates from the Earths surface and keeps the atmosphere warm.
• So, when more carbon leaves the reservoir and enters the atmosphere ; the level of carbon dioxide increases and more heat is trapped.
• This results in heating up of the Earth's atmosphere.