Environment & Ecology · Carbon Cycle Mechanisms
What specific function does the process of rock weathering serve within the global carbon cycle?
- 1Breaking down rocks naturally to release stored carbon back into the atmosphere✓
- 2Decomposing organic matter via microbes to release carbon into the soil
- 3Transforming dead plants and animals into fossil fuel reserves over millions of years
- 4Absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere during periods of ocean warming
Correct answer
Breaking down rocks naturally to release stored carbon back into the atmosphere
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