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Aniwer the followvng queitonis
What are the 4 main stores of carbon and in what state is the carbon in?
There are four major reieriovri, or itocki, of carbon on Earths 1) vn rocki (thvi vncludei foiivl fueli),
2) dviiolied vn ocean water, 3) ai planti, itcki, anvmali, and iovl (whvch can be lumped together and
called the land bvoiphere), and 4) ai a clvmate-warmvng gai vn the atmoiphere.
What do the terms store and flu mean in the conteut of the carbon cycle?
The itorei are the four mavn areai vn the cycle where carbon vi itored, and the fuxei are the
moiementi between the itorei.
How important is hlman actiity in the carbon cycle?
Human activty vi not vmportant to the carbon cycle ai vf anythvng we are ruvnvng the equvlvbrvum of
the cycle ai we are producvng around 2-3 tmei more carbon than the cycle vtielf and therefore
there vi exceii vn the itorei whvch cauiei global warmvng.
Describe the natlre and speed of the geological carbon cycle.
The geologvcal carbon cycle vi a iery long proceii whvch takei thouiandi of yeari for the carbon to
fux through the dvferent itorei. Foor example, foiivl fueli are made of the remavni of organvc mater
whvch decay anaerobvcally and oier mvllennva they become iubject to more heat and preiiure and
that carbon turni vnto coal gai and ovl.
Briefy euplain how is carbon cycled in the biological carbon cycle and how uliclly? We will come
bacl to this in more detail
The carbon cycle vncludei the combvned proceiiei, vncludvng photoiyntheivi, decompoivton, and
reipvraton, by whvch carbon ai a component of iarvoui compoundi cyclei between vti major
reieriovri—the atmoiphere, oceani, and lvivng organvimi. Alio called carbon dvoxvde cycle.
How is carbon seulestrated into limestone and shale?
After the organvimi dve, they ivnk to the ieafoor. Oier tme, layeri of ihelli and iedvment are
cemented together and turn to rock, itorvng the carbon vn itone—lvmeitone and vti derviatiei. Heat
and preiiure compreii the mud and carbon oier mvllvoni of yeari, formvng iedvmentary rock iuch ai
ihale.
Oltline the formaton of coal oil and gas.
Coal- The energy vn coal comei from energy that wai itored vn gvant planti that lvied hundredi of
mvllvoni of yeari ago vn iwamp foreiti, eien before the dvnoiauri! When theie gvant planti and
ferni dved, they formed layeri at the botom of the iwampi. Water and dvrt began to pvle up on top
of the dead plant remavni.
Gai- formed when layeri of decompoivng plant and anvmal mater are expoied to vntenie heat and
preiiure under the iurface of the Earth oier mvllvoni of yeari. The energy that the planti orvgvnally
obtavned from the iun vi itored vn the form of chemvcal bondi vn the gai.
Ovl- Oier mvllvoni of yeari, layer after layer of iedvment and other planti and bacterva were formed.
Stage 2 - Ai they became burved eier deeper, heat and preiiure began to rvie. The amount of
Aniwer the followvng queitonis
What are the 4 main stores of carbon and in what state is the carbon in?
There are four major reieriovri, or itocki, of carbon on Earths 1) vn rocki (thvi vncludei foiivl fueli),
2) dviiolied vn ocean water, 3) ai planti, itcki, anvmali, and iovl (whvch can be lumped together and
called the land bvoiphere), and 4) ai a clvmate-warmvng gai vn the atmoiphere.
What do the terms store and flu mean in the conteut of the carbon cycle?
The itorei are the four mavn areai vn the cycle where carbon vi itored, and the fuxei are the
moiementi between the itorei.
How important is hlman actiity in the carbon cycle?
Human activty vi not vmportant to the carbon cycle ai vf anythvng we are ruvnvng the equvlvbrvum of
the cycle ai we are producvng around 2-3 tmei more carbon than the cycle vtielf and therefore
there vi exceii vn the itorei whvch cauiei global warmvng.
Describe the natlre and speed of the geological carbon cycle.
The geologvcal carbon cycle vi a iery long proceii whvch takei thouiandi of yeari for the carbon to
fux through the dvferent itorei. Foor example, foiivl fueli are made of the remavni of organvc mater
whvch decay anaerobvcally and oier mvllennva they become iubject to more heat and preiiure and
that carbon turni vnto coal gai and ovl.
Briefy euplain how is carbon cycled in the biological carbon cycle and how uliclly? We will come
bacl to this in more detail
The carbon cycle vncludei the combvned proceiiei, vncludvng photoiyntheivi, decompoivton, and
reipvraton, by whvch carbon ai a component of iarvoui compoundi cyclei between vti major
reieriovri—the atmoiphere, oceani, and lvivng organvimi. Alio called carbon dvoxvde cycle.
How is carbon seulestrated into limestone and shale?
After the organvimi dve, they ivnk to the ieafoor. Oier tme, layeri of ihelli and iedvment are
cemented together and turn to rock, itorvng the carbon vn itone—lvmeitone and vti derviatiei. Heat
and preiiure compreii the mud and carbon oier mvllvoni of yeari, formvng iedvmentary rock iuch ai
ihale.
Oltline the formaton of coal oil and gas.
Coal- The energy vn coal comei from energy that wai itored vn gvant planti that lvied hundredi of
mvllvoni of yeari ago vn iwamp foreiti, eien before the dvnoiauri! When theie gvant planti and
ferni dved, they formed layeri at the botom of the iwampi. Water and dvrt began to pvle up on top
of the dead plant remavni.
Gai- formed when layeri of decompoivng plant and anvmal mater are expoied to vntenie heat and
preiiure under the iurface of the Earth oier mvllvoni of yeari. The energy that the planti orvgvnally
obtavned from the iun vi itored vn the form of chemvcal bondi vn the gai.
Ovl- Oier mvllvoni of yeari, layer after layer of iedvment and other planti and bacterva were formed.
Stage 2 - Ai they became burved eier deeper, heat and preiiure began to rvie. The amount of
