the carbon cycle

Question 1

stores of carbon

Answer 1

-ocean
-land
-lithosphere
-atmosphere

Question 2

where is organic carbon found

Answer 2

biomass of plants+animals

Question 3

where is inorganic carbon found

Answer 3

fossil fuels
(lithosphere)

Question 4

process of carbon removal

Answer 4

• plants doing photosynthesis
• locked in sedimentary rock

Question 5

what are the 4 categories of the major stores of carbon

Answer 5

-hydrosphere
-lithosphere(inrock+crust)
-biosphere(soil/plant/animals)
-atmosphere(gas)

Question 6

carbon stores in lithosphere

Answer 6

-peat
-fossil fuels
-soil
-marine

Question 7

how does carbon get into hydrosphere

Answer 7

dissolves into ocean water

Question 8

where is carbon found in biosphere

Answer 8

peat
animals
plant litter(decay)
soil humus