The carbon cycle vocab

Question 1

carbon

Answer 1

A naturally abundant, nonmetallic element that occurs in all organic compounds and can be found in all known forms of life

Question 2

atmosphere

Answer 2

The blanket of gas on the surface of a planet or satellite

Question 3

biosphere

Answer 3

The parts of the land, sea, and atmosphere in which organisms are able to live

Question 4

Geosphere/lithosphere

Answer 4

The geosphere is the collective name for the lithosphere, the hydrosphere, the cryosphere, and the atmosphere.

Question 5

hydrosphere

Answer 5

the total amount of water on a planet.

Question 6

carbon dioxide

Answer 6

Carbon dioxide is a colorless, odorless gas found in our atmosphere. Its chemical formula is CO2

Question 7

cellular respiration

Answer 7

the process of breaking sugar into a form that the cell can use as energy. This happens in all forms of life.

Question 8

photosynthesis

Answer 8

the process by which plants and other things make food.

Question 9

decomposition

Answer 9

The separation of a substance into simpler substances or basic elements or the process of decaying or rotting

Question 10

sedimentation

Answer 10

any particulate matter that can be transported by fluid flow and which eventually is deposited as a layer of solid particles on the bed or bottom of a body of water or other liquid.