carbon cycle 2.1.6 stores, flows

Question 1

Define carbon sequestration

Answer 1

carbon sequestration is the process of capturing carbon and storing the atmospheric carbon dioxide for a long period of time

Question 2

define carbon sinks

Answer 2

a carbon sink is anything that absorbs more carbon than it releases (it as co2)

Question 3

define carbon fixation

Answer 3

carbon fixation is turning co2 into living organic compounds that grows

Question 4

define the carbon cycle

Answer 4

the carbon cycle is the amount of carbon on the earth and in the atmosphere will remain to be and always be the same

Question 5

define a carbon flux

Answer 5

a carbon flux is the process of transferring the carbon btweeen reservoirs (stores)
carbon flux is the flow or carbon

Question 6

define what a carbon reservoir is
or a carbon pool

Answer 6

a carbon reservoir is any place that stores carbon (also known as a store)

Question 7

whats the difference between a carbon sink and a carbon pool/reservoir

Answer 7

a carbon sink sequesters/absorbs more carbon than it releases/emits
but a carbon pool/ reservoir is anything which store carbon, so it can release more carbon than it absorbs

Question 8

name the 7 stores of carbon

Answer 8

1. Atmosphere
2. animals
3. factories
4. soil
   5.vegetation
5. coal
   7.ocean

Question 9

finish the word fill
the ____ balance of c_____ is ________,
so it is a ________ system

Answer 9

the mass balance of carbon is finite, so it is a closed system

Question 10

name the inputs of the carbon cycle

Answer 10

1. photosynthesis- algae, plants, bacteria all absorb carbon from atmosphere
2. ocean absorption- due to the 3 carbon pumps

Question 11

name the outputs of the carbon cycle

Answer 11

1. respiration
2. decomposition
3. ocean release
4. human activity
5. volcanic activity