The oceans of the world are considered to be carbon sinks. A carbon sink is anything that absorbs more carbon than it releases as carbon dioxide. Besides being dissolved in the ocean waters, we can find carbon in many places throughout the oceans. Choose from the list above and select all of the places in the ocean that you would find carbon.

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Leroy Fuentes

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6 February, 19:35

The oceans of the world are considered to be carbon sinks. A carbon sink is anything that absorbs more carbon than it releases as carbon dioxide. Besides being dissolved in the ocean waters, we can find carbon in many places throughout the oceans. Choose from the list above and select all of the places in the ocean that you would find carbon.

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Lila Dudley · Answer 1

Oceans. Presently, oceans are CO2 sinks, and represent the largest active carbon sink on Earth, absorbing more than a quarter of the carbon dioxide that humans put into the air. The solubility pump is the primary mechanism responsible for the CO2 absorption by the oceans.