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Explain how weathering, erosion, and subduction/volcanic activity help move or transfer carbon around the

geosphere or the geological carbon cycle).



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Plankton use carbon to make carbonate (CO3) shells in the ocean. The shells sink and accumulate into layers of sediments and eventually rocks. Rocks are pushed deep into the earth and melt at subduction zones, dissolving the carbon. Volcanic eruptions release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

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