Question

in addition to the carbon in earth’s atmosphere, carbon is found in other places, including forests, oceans, and earth’s crust. while carbon can move from one part of earth to another, earth’s total amount of carbon does not change significantly from one year to the next. complete the sentence below. the total amount of carbon on earth ______ significantly from year to year, but the amount of carbon in earth’s atmosphere ______ each year. does not change... does change changes... does not change

Explanation:

The text clearly states that "Earth's total amount of carbon does not change significantly from one year to the next." This means the first blank should be "does not change". And since carbon can move (so the distribution changes, for example, more carbon might go into the atmosphere from other reservoirs like forests due to deforestation and burning, or vice - versa), the amount in the atmosphere changes each year, so the second blank is "does change".

Answer:

does not change...does change