the carbon cycle

Question 1

Carbon

Answer 1

the chemical element of atomic number 6 a nonmetal that has two main forms and that also occurs in impure forms of charcoal,soot, and coal

Question 2

atmosphere

Answer 2

the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet

Question 3

biosphere

Answer 3

the regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth occupied by living organisms

Question 4

geosphere / lithosphere

Answer 4

any of the almost spherical concentric regions of matter that make up the earth and its atmosphere

the rigid outer part of earth consisting of the crust and upper mantle

Question 5

hydrosphere

Answer 5

all the waters on the earths surface such as lakes and seas and sometimes include water over the earth surface such as clouds

Question 6

Carbon dioxide

Answer 6

a colourless odourless gas produced by burning carbon and organic compounds and by respiration. it is naturally present in air and is absorbed by plants in photosynthesis

Question 7

cellular respiration

Answer 7

the chemical process that generates most of the energy in the cell supplying molecules needed to make metabolic reactions of an organism run

Question 8

photosynthesis

Answer 8

the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize food from carbon dioxide and water.

Question 9

decomposition

Answer 9

processing of rotting; decay

Question 10

sedimentation

Answer 10

is slightly soluble and is absorbed into bodies of water such as the ocean and lakes