The Carbon Cycle Flashcards
Carbon
Carbon dioxide or other carbon compounds that is released into the atmosphere.
Carbon Dioxide
A colourless, odourless gas produced by burning carbon and organic products and by respiration.
Photosynthesis
The process where plants turn sunlight into energy and food.
Cellular Respiration
The process of breaking sugar into a form that the cell use as energy.
Decomposition
The process of decay, and/or rotting.
Sedimentation
The process of settling or being deposited as a sediment.
Climate Change
A change in global or regional climate patterns.
Green House Gasses
A gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation.
Fossil Fuels
A natural fuel, like coal, formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms.
Atmosphere
The envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.
Biosphere
The regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth occupied by living organisms.
Geosphere
Regions of matter that makeup the earths atmosphere, as the lithosphere, and hydrosphere.
