Geological Component Flashcards
Movement of Carbon
1
Q
What is the geological component?
A
Where carbon interacts with the rock cycle in the processes of weathering, burial, sub-
duction and volcanic eruptions.
2
Q
How is CO2 removed from atmosphere?
A
By dissolving in water and forming carbonic acid.
The weak acid reaches surface in precipitation.
It reacts with minerals on Earth’s surface dissolving them into component ions through chemical weathering.
3
Q
What happens to the component ions?
A
They are carried into surface waters like streams and rivers then eventually to the ocean where they settle as minerals like calcite.
