The Carbon Cycle by Tangstar Science

CO2

because moving carbon around the different components involves: _________ interactions,

and ________ reactions.

_________ activities

the different components of our environment.

• Carbon is one of the many elements that needs to be _____ (transported through)

CARBON AS A CYCLE

• During this cycling, carbon is transported between the _____ components of the environment

living

cycled

and the _________ componentsnon-living

"living" "non-living"

• The carbon cycle is considered a

chemical

BIOGEO CHEMICAL cycle

biological geological

________proteins

____ ,• Carbon is important because it is a key

element in vital nutrients like: fats

CARBON AS A CYCLE

which make up all living things.

and ___________ ____________ ,carbohydrates nucleic acids

(like DNA)

________proteins

____ ,• Carbon is important because it is a key

element in vital nutrients like: fats

CARBON AS A CYCLE

which make up all living things.

and ___________ ____________ ,carbohydrates nucleic acids

(like DNA)

• For this reason, all living things on Earth are called…

CARBON RESERVOIRS• A reservoir is something that acts like a _______ source. storage

A carbon reservoir is storage source for ______.carbon

and _____. _____ (limestone)in

dissolved in the ______.and ___________

(____% of air).

_________ , __________ and ____________.

CARBON RESERVOIRS

• fossil fuels

• The following are abiotic and biotic reservoirs for carbon:

As ___ in the atmosphere

As carbon in the molecules of ___________ like

As carbon in the molecules of _______________.

As _________ (CO32-)

As ________________(CaCO3)

• detritus

CO2

carbonate bicarbonate

calcium carbonate rocks shells

once living things

0.03

oceans

living things

1)

2)

3)

4)

5)

(HCO3-)

producersconsumers decomposers

“non-

living"

"living"

THE CARBON CYCLE

CO2

Label the components

of the carbon cycle.

This phenomenon is called the ________________.

which acts to increase the ___________ of our planet.

THE CARBON CYCLE

• Carbon dioxide is known as __________ gas temperature

greenhouse

greenhouse effect

How does carbon dioxide

in the atmosphere cause

the greenhouse effect?

• Too many green house gases (like CO2) cause a _______ greenhouse effect which leads to global _____________.

atmosphere

THE CARBON CYCLE

CO2

Solar radiationenters Earth’s atmosphere.

But some heat is prevented from escaping because it is

absorbed by greenhouse gases like CO2,

runawayclimate change

Some of the heat escapesinto space.

The radiation is absorbed by the atmosphere and

the Earth, which re-emitsthe radiation as heat.

which traps the heat in the atmosphere.

THE CARBON CYCLE

CO2

Label the components

of the carbon cycle.

THE CARBON CYCLE

• Through the processes of living and dying, producers, consumersand decomposers help cycle carbon through the biotic and abioticcomponents of the environment.

THE CARBON CYCLE

CO2

Label the components

of the carbon cycle.

• Detritus is the _____ and _______ of once living organisms.

THE CARBON CYCLE

waste remains

Rotting Whale Worm Compost

Rotting Veggies

THE CARBON CYCLE

CO2

Label the components

of the carbon cycle.

1) petroleum/oil

peatnatural gascoal2)

3)4)

of _______________________.

THE CARBON CYCLE

• Fossil fuels come from the ____________ ancient plants dead remains

• In 2008, almost ___% of global energy generation involved the burning of _________.

90

90 %

and animals

fossil fuels

THE CARBON CYCLE

Gulf B.P. Oil Spill – 2010

Iraq Oil Fields

Off Shore Drilling

Land Drill Filling up the Tank

THE CARBON CYCLE

Which country produces the most crude oil in the world?

#1 Global

Producer

THE CARBON CYCLE

Coal Miner

Strip Coal Mining in China

Mountain Top Removal

Coal

THE CARBON CYCLE

CH4

Gas Stove

Alaskan Gas Pipeline

Proposed Keystone Pipeline

Methane

Drilling

THE CARBON CYCLE

Draining of Peat lands in

Indonesia for Palm Forest Farms

Burning Peat

Peat Harvesting

Peat for BurningPeat Soil

THE CARBON CYCLE

CO2

1) petroleum/oil

peatnatural gascoal2)

3)4)

They store carbon

temporarily.They store carbon over a very long period of time.

THE CARBON CYCLE

CO2

Label the processes of

the carbon cycle.

1) petroleum/oil

peatnatural gascoal2)

3)4)

photosynthesis

A

A green pigment called __________ helps capture the sunlight needed for the reaction.

_____ from the soil, In this process they take _____________ from the air,

and the oxygenis released into the ___________.

and use the energy from _______

THE CARBON CYCLE

• Photosynthesis is a chemical process performed by _____. carbon dioxide

water sunlight

C6H12O6H2O O2CO2 + ++

to produce _______ and ______.glucose oxygenchlorophyll

• The glucose is used to store ______ for the plantenergyatmosphere

photosynthesis song

plants

THE CARBON CYCLE

CO2

Label the processes of

the carbon cycle.

1) petroleum/oil

peatnatural gascoal2)

3)4)

photosynthesis

A B Bcellular

respiration

______.

so it is released into the __________ dioxide is ____

Besides energy, _____________energy and _____ are produced

• Cellular respiration is a chemical process performed by _____ and _______. and ______In this process they use _______

be used by plants during _____________ ,

THE CARBON CYCLE

glucosewatercarbon dioxide

CO2 H2OO2C6H12O6 +++

to produce oxygen

• The energy is used to power the plant or animal,

photosynthesis

atmosphere

energy

as by-products.

the carbon

where it can

and the water is a

________ productharmless

toxic

which adds to the plant or animal's own water content.

animalsplants

THE CARBON CYCLE

CO2

Label the processes of

the carbon cycle.

1) petroleum/oil

peatnatural gascoal2)

3)4)

photosynthesis

A B Bcellular

respiration

C assimilation Cassimilation

in a ________.

THE CARBON CYCLE

• Assimilation is the transfer of carbon through the _________food weborganisms

THE CARBON CYCLE

CO2

Label the processes of

the carbon cycle.

1) petroleum/oil

peatnatural gascoal2)

3)4)

photosynthesis

A B Bcellular

respiration

C assimilation Cassimilation

D death &decomposition

but instead undergoes another process that produces _________.

which can be __________ by plants.

and this becomes _______ as well.

which becomes _______

• During any organism’s lifetime, it produces ___________

THE CARBON CYCLE

waste matter

• Likewise, when an organism dies, its _______ begin to decompose

detritus

remainsdetritus

decomposing rabbit

(decomposing organic waste).

• The detritus can now take two paths:

1)

2)

Decomposers can completely decompose the detritus into ________

or

The detritus does not completely decompose,

assimilated

fossil fuels

nutrients

fossilization

THE CARBON CYCLE

CO2

Label the processes of

the carbon cycle.

1) petroleum/oil

peatnatural gascoal2)

3)4)

photosynthesis

A B Bcellular

respiration

C assimilation Cassimilation

D death &decomposition

Cassimilation

E

________,and

pressureand subjected to intense ____

it eventually formed ____.

which created ____.due to the swamp's

_________ (low oxygen) conditions

died in _______ 300-400 million years ago.

which have been ______for hundreds of _______ of years to produce fossil fuels.

The decomposition was ____

THE CARBON CYCLE• Fossilization involves _______ plants buried

millions

anaerobic

ancient

Giant ______ of trees, ferns and other plants

1)

2)

3)

peat

forests

swamps

slow

If the peat was covered in ________sedimentheat

coal

which eventually turned the remains into ___

Ancient _____ and _______ died in the ______

which have been ______for hundreds of _______ of years.

THE CARBON CYCLE• Fossilization involves _______ plants buriedancient

1)

2)

3)

plantsoceans

animals

Over time, their remains were covered in layers of ________.sediment

The enormous weight of the sediment produced ____heat

oil

300-400 million years ago.

and _______ ,pressure

and __________natural gas which remains under the ground or ocean floor unless it is ________.extracted

millions

photosynthesis

THE CARBON CYCLE

CO2

Label the processes of

the carbon cycle.

1) petroleum/oil

peatnatural gascoal2)

3)4)

A B Bcellular

respiration

C assimilationassimilation

D death &decomposition

Cassimilation

E fossilizationcombustion

F

Fcombustion

C

that contains ____________.

THE CARBON CYCLE

• Combustion involves the _______ of a fuel sourceburninghydrocarbons

Forest Fires Slashing and Burning

Forests to Create Farmland

• In the carbon cycle, the majority of human generated combustion comes from the burning of _____trees

• In the carbon cycle, the majority of human generated combustion comes from the burning of _____

that contains ____________.

THE CARBON CYCLE

• Combustion involves the _______ of a fuel source

trees

burninghydrocarbons

Running AppliancesCoal Fired PlantCar Exhaust

and _________ .fossil fuels

and _________ .• In the carbon cycle, the majority of human generated

combustion comes from the burning of _____into the ___________ , which

contributes to the __________ effect.

that contains ____________.

THE CARBON CYCLE

• Combustion involves the _______ of a fuel sourcehydrocarbons

This releases _____________carbon dioxide atmosphere

greenhouse

burning

trees fossil fuels

photosynthesis

THE CARBON CYCLE

CO2

Label the processes of

the carbon cycle.

1) petroleum/oil

peatnatural gascoal2)

3)4)

A B Bcellular

respiration

C assimilation Cassimilation

D death &decomposition

Cassimilation

E fossilizationcombustion

F

Fcombustion

Gdeforestation

which _______ carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

because there are less trees to perform _____________

This results in an indirect increase in ____________

THE CARBON CYCLE• Deforestation involves the

cutting down of ______.

carbon dioxide

forests

photosynthesisremoves

Illegal Logging in Burma

Clear Cutting

photosynthesis

THE CARBON CYCLE

CO2

1) petroleum/oil

peatnatural gascoal2)

3)4)

A B Bcellular

respiration

C assimilationassimilation

D death &decomposition

Cassimilation

E fossilizationcombustion

F

Fcombustion

Gdeforest-

ation

adds CO2

removes CO2 or keeps carbon from becoming CO2.

C

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