Why does clearing forests using fire contribute to the greenhouse effect?(1 point)

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Burning trees returns stored oxygen to the atmosphere as a gas.
Burning trees returns stored oxygen to the atmosphere as a gas.

Burning trees returns stored carbon to the atmosphere as carbon dioxide.
Burning trees returns stored carbon to the atmosphere as carbon dioxide.

Burning trees returns stored methane to the atmosphere as a gas.
Burning trees returns stored methane to the atmosphere as a gas.

Burning trees returns stored nitrogen to the atmosphere as nitrous oxide.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

Burning trees returns stored carbon to the atmosphere as carbon dioxide.

When trees are burned, the carbon that was stored in their biomass is released back into the atmosphere in the form of carbon dioxide (CO2), contributing to the greenhouse effect and climate change.