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Science Carbon Cycle
Carbon
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ________ when things happen over and over again. | Cycle |
| ________ The fourth most abundant element in the universe. | Carbon |
| _________ that transfers carbon from one part of the environment to another. | System |
| The ______ and the heat of earths interior provide the energy to drive the cycle | Sun |
| ________ interacts with the rock cycle | Geological |
| ________ interacts with living organisms | Biological |
| _______ _______ carbon cycle _____________________ interacts through the process of ________________________________________________-- | Long term, Millions of years, and Weathering, dissolution, precipitation, minerals, burial, subduction, and volcanic eruptions. |
| Carbonic _______ forms when atmospheric CO2 and water react weakly ________ water falls as precipitation reacts with minerals at Earths surface _________ them | Acid, CO2, Acidic, and Dissolving |
| ________ minerals are carried in surface water(streams and rivers) to the ocean. | Dissolved |
| ___________ our as minerals | Precipitation |
| ___________ Microscopic marine plants use carbon to make shells of CaCO3. | Phytoplankton |
| Shells settle to ocean floor when they die, mixing with precipitates and eventually turn into ________ | Limestone |
| Carbon baring ________ is continually being deposited on the seafloor forming new _______ | Sediment, and rock |
| Seafloor _______ is pushed deeper into earth and heats up. | Carbon |
| A rapid chemical combination of a substance with ________ involving the production of ____ | Oxygen, and heat. |
| _________ term Carbon Cycle( hours, to days) interacts through the process of ________ respiration, ____________, and diffusion. | Photosynthesis, and decomposition. |
| When plants use solar energy to turn atmospheric _________ into carbohydrates. | CO2 |
| ________ of photosynthesis sugars are used for metabolism and change _____ back into _____ | Reverse, fuel, and CO2 |
| Carbon enters soil as ______ plant matter broken down by organisms during _________ | Dead, and decay |
| Decay process also releases carbon back to the atmosphere through respiration. ________ matter originating from a _____ organism. | Organic, and living |
| ______ over time form deposits of carbon-containing _______ ______. | Years, and fossil fuels |
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