biogeochemical cycles water and carbon

Question 1

lecture outline

Answer 1

Ecosystem processes of energy and chemical transfer.
* Biogeochemical cycles.
* Water on Earth.
* The natural carbon cycle.
o The metabolic carbon cycle. o The geologic carbon cycle. o The oceanic carbon cycle.
* The anthropogenic carbon cycle.

Question 2

are chemical elements limited what is unlimited

Answer 2

yes ecosystem energy

Question 3

the cycling process.

Answer 3

involves biotic and abiotic components termed biogeochemical cycles.

Question 4

water is in the

Answer 4

atmosphere, biosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere

Question 5

human actions is affecting

Answer 5

the water cycle

Question 6

Carbon cycle what 2 process make up the carbon cycle

Answer 6

the terrestrial process and the oceanic process

Question 7

what happens in he terrestrial process metabolic

Answer 7

The reciprocal biological processes of photosynthesis and respiration account for the majority of (terrestrial) ecosystem carbon movement.

Question 8

terrestrial processes geological

Answer 8

includes rapid processes such as explosive volcanic relaease
carbonate rock sequestration

Question 9

terrestrial process geological

Answer 9

weathering of rock co2 dissolves in rain water creating a mild acid

Question 10

where are the largest global carbon store

Answer 10

oceans before the industrial revolution ocean contained 60x more carbon than the atmosphere