Transfers In Carbon Cycle Flashcards

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what are they?

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  • photosynthesis
  • respiration
  • decomposition
  • combustion
  • weathering
  • carbon sequestration
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What can diffusion do?

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Allows oceans to absorb co2 - 30% more in recent years - ocean to become less alkaline and more acidic - damage coral reefs

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What are rocks eroded by?

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Carbonation weathering

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When does burial and compaction occur?

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When shelled organisms die, shell fragments fall to ocean floor - decay

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When does the carbon cycle occur on a local scale?

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In a plant or vegetation succession

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