Lesson 6 - The Global Carbon Cycl

Question 1

What are the factors of the carbon cycle?

Answer 1

• Stores
• Flows
• Inputs
• Outputs

Question 2

What are the stores of the carbon cycle?

Answer 2

• Atmosphere
• Lithosphere
• Biosphere
• Hydrosphere

Question 3

What are the flows of the carbon cycle?

Answer 3

• Respiration
• Combustion
• Decomposition
• Photosynthesis
• Eruption
• Ocean uptake/intake
• Weathering

Question 4

What are the two processes that drive the processes in ocean carbon pathways?

Answer 4

• Physical pump
• Biological pump

Question 5

How does the physical pump drive carbon through the ocean?

Answer 5

Atmospheric carbon is fixed into the ocean through diffusion, currents and downwelling causes the carbon to be moved deeper into the ocean where it can be stored.