Question

Describe at least two ways that carbon can get from the atmosphere to the hydrosphere

Answer 1

One way is that carbon dioxide automatically dissolves in cold ocean surface waters anyway so large bodies of water already have a concentration of carbon dioxide. Another way is when carbon dioxide dissolves in rainwater which later reacts with minerals in rocks. These rocks then get carried away by rivers or streams into bigger bodies of water and the carbon is transported through the minerals in the rocks.

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Davinia.