SCIENCE
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
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water
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nitrogen
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carbon
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Transportation and Climate Change Burning fossil fuels like gasoline and diesel releases carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, into the atmosphere.
Detailed explanation-2: -Burning Fossil Fuels Carbon stored underground in coal, oil, and natural gas deposits for millions of years is being released into the atmosphere very quickly, creating a major imbalance in the cycle.
Detailed explanation-3: -Burning fossil fuels spews CO2 into the air faster than photosynthesis and other processes can scrub it back out. The harm is caused by the imbalance in the carbon cycle rather than the carbon itself.
Detailed explanation-4: -Over the last century, burning of fossil fuels like coal and oil has increased the concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2). This increase happens because the coal or oil burning process combines carbon with oxygen in the air to make CO2.