04 Carbon Cycle Flashcards

1
Q

REMINDER (do not put this card to 5 until the end!)

A

see section 04 to study the carbon cycle diagram!

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2
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does photosynthesis add or remove carbon from the environment

A

removes it

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3
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in what kinds of living things is photosynthesis occurring on water and land?

A

water: algaeLand: plants

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4
Q

suggest why the destruction of trees in rain forests isharmful?

A

rainforests/trees/plants remove co2 from the environment. with the removal of tree’s/rainforests, not only can they no longer remove co2 from the environment, but they may release more co2 which they were containing into the environment

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5
Q

a thin layer of water is defined as the what?

A

hydrosphere

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6
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a thin layer of air is defined as what?

A

atmosphere

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7
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a thin layer of land is defined as what?

A

lithosphere or geosphere

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8
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what is diffusion

A

co2 spreading throughout the atmosphere

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9
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photosynthesis does what to carbon in the atmosphere

A

takes carbon out

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10
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respiration does what to carbon in the atmosphere

A

puts carbon in

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11
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what is another word for burning

A

combustion

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