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Burning of fossil fuels affects:

A
Nitrogen cycle
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Carbon cycle
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Phosphorus cycle
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Water cycle
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Solution

The correct option is B Carbon cycle
Carbon dioxide is being added to the atmosphere through two types of processes,
(A) Biological i.e respiration and decomposition release carbon dioxide.
(B) Non biological i.e burning of biomass and fossil fuel release a lot of carbon dioxide. Thus burning of fossil fuels affect carbon cycle of nature
So, the correct answer is option B- 'Carbon cycle'.

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