Carbon Cycle Flashcards
1
Q
What is carbon
A
One of the most versatile elements that forms 10 million elements
2
Q
What are the four stores of carbon
A
Biosphere - living things
Hydrosphere - water
Lithosphere - rock
Atmosphere - air
3
Q
How is carbon mover from one store to another
A
Weathering Photosynthesis Respiration Decomposition Vertical deep mixing Combustion Volcanic activity
4
Q
What does flux mean
A
Flux is just another word for transfer but only in the carbon cycle not in the water cycle
5
Q
What is a carbon sink
A
More carbon entering a store than leaving a store
6
Q
What is a carbon source
A
More carbon leaving a source than entering a source
