Question

Use the following scenario to calculate the carbon flux in the atmosphere. The amount of carbon that enters the atmosphere through natural processes is 211.6 GtC/yr and the amount that leaves the atmosphere through natural processes in 213.8 GtC/yr. The amount of carbon released by burning fossil fuels is 5.5 GtC/yr. What is the carbon flux in the atmosphere?(1 point)

Responses

2.2 GtC/yr out of the atmosphere
2.2 GtC/yr out of the atmosphere

3.3 GtC/yr out of the atmosphere
3.3 GtC/yr out of the atmosphere

3.3 GtC/yr into the atmosphere
3.3 GtC/yr into the atmosphere

2.2 GtC/yr into the atmosphere

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

To calculate the carbon flux in the atmosphere, we need to subtract the amount of carbon leaving the atmosphere from the amount of carbon entering the atmosphere through natural processes, and then add the amount of carbon released by burning fossil fuels.

(213.8 GtC/yr - 211.6 GtC/yr) + 5.5 GtC/yr = 2.2 GtC/yr

Therefore, the carbon flux in the atmosphere is 2.2 GtC/yr out of the atmosphere.