Carbon cycle Flashcards
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What is the process of fossilisation in carbon cycle
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- Turning Carbon compounds in the ground into fossil fuels
- Slow process
2
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What is the process of combustion in carbon cycle
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- Turning fossil fuels into CO2 in the atmosphere
3
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What is the process of respiration in the carbon cycle
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- When Carbon compounds in plants, animals and decomposers are turned into CO2 in the atmosphere
4
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What is the process of photosynthesis in carbon cycle
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- Turning CO2 from atmosphere into carbon compounds in plants
5
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What is the process of eating in carbon cycle
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- Turning carbon compounds in plants and decomposers into carbon compounds in animals
6
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What is the process of death/decomposition in carbon cycle
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- Turning carbon compounds in plants and animals into carbon compounds in decomposers
7
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What is the process of partial decomposition in the carbon cycle
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- Turning carbon compounds from plants, animals and decomposers to carbon compounds in ground