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What happened when there was not enough carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to trap the sun's heat about 600 mya?

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Decreased Temperatures

Step-by-step explanation:

Because carbon dioxide traps heat in the atmosphere, a lessening of atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations would mean that more heat could escape into space. This would result in a net decrease in the Earth's average temperature, assuming other factors remain the same.

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