Carbon

Question 1

How does Climate Change come about?

Answer 1

Anthropogenic actions and biophysical natural processes.
Terrestrial land use forms

Question 2

What gives the Earth’s surface temperature a lower Albedo?

Answer 2

Dark surfaces meaning the higher the greenhouse effect

Question 3

What is the Carbon Cycle?

Answer 3

The movement of carbon through the Earth system within both living and non living parts

Question 4

Sources of Carbon Dioxide

Answer 4

Volcanic Eruptions
Forest Fires - started on purpose to clear land for cattle, agriculture or commercial forestry.
Fossil fuels

Natural:
Ruminant animals digestive systems
Example: Live stock 2006 report page 25 27% of anthropogenic methane and 65% anthropogenic nitrous oxide.

Question 5

How does Carbon move around the atmosphere?

Answer 5

Photosynthesis
Movement into the oceans
Being locked into rocks by the geological processes.

Question 6

Photosynthesis

Answer 6

6CO2 + 6H2O = C6H12O6 + 6O2

Question 7

Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide

Answer 7

Ocean: removed from the atmosphere and sent to the ocean. 90gt of atmospheric co2 is dissolved in surface seawater each year IPCC,2007, 27