Which of the following is an example of the transfer of carbon from the geosphere to the atmosphere? (1 point)

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Fish dying in the ocean and decomposing on the ocean floor.
Fish dying in the ocean and decomposing on the ocean floor.

Fossil fuels being burned and releasing carbon dioxide into the air.

Answer 1

The example of the transfer of carbon from the geosphere to the atmosphere is: "Fossil fuels being burned and releasing carbon dioxide into the air."

This process involves carbon that has been stored in the geosphere (in fossil fuels) being released into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide. In contrast, fish decomposing on the ocean floor primarily involves carbon cycling within the biosphere and geosphere, not transferring it to the atmosphere.