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In Social Studies / Middle School | 2014-04-21

Your body makes more carbon dioxide when you run than when you sit still. Why?

Asked by jazz4west

Answer (3)

its simple
when you sit you don't do much movement, so you don't need much energy thus you don't need much oxygen thus you don't exhale much carbon dioxide.
but when you run its almost the exact opposite, you move a lot, so you need energy thus you inhale a lot of oxygen thus you exhale a lot of carbon dioxide.
sorry for all the thus's

Answered by m4ver1ck | 2024-06-10

When you sit, you don't do as much movement, but if you run, your body makes more carbon, and also lose calories

Answered by reoliz | 2024-06-10

When you run, your muscles need more energy, which requires more oxygen and produces more carbon dioxide as a waste product. This process of cellular respiration increases both your oxygen intake and CO₂ exhalation. Thus, you create more carbon dioxide while running compared to sitting still.
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Answered by m4ver1ck | 2024-12-23