What is the definition for carbon sources and carbon sinks and what are some examples of them?

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Burnblast277
May 16, 2018

Carbon Sources are things that release #CO_2# into the atmosphere and Carbon Sinks are things that take #CO_2# out of the atmosphere via absorption and/or consumption in chemical reactions.

Explanation:

Examples of Carbon Sources would be cities, wildfires, and volcanos.
Examples of Carbon Sinks would be forests, photosynthesising bacteria, and bodies of water.

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