What are the 3 main process in the carbon cycle?

What are the 3 main process in the carbon cycle?

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Carbon enters the atmosphere as carbon dioxide from respiration and combustion….Processes in the carbon cycle.

Q. Where does the carbon cycle start?

Carbon moves from the atmosphere to plants. In the atmosphere, carbon is attached to oxygen in a gas called carbon dioxide (CO2). Through the process of photosynthesis, carbon dioxide is pulled from the air to produce food made from carbon for plant growth. Carbon moves from plants to animals.

Q. What are the four main processes of the carbon cycle?

Photosynthesis, Decomposition, Respiration and Combustion. Carbon cycles from the atmosphere into plants and living things.

ProcessCarbon starts asCarbon ends as
PhotosynthesisRespirationCombustion (burning)
Carbon dioxideGlucoseFuel (eg methane or wood)
GlucoseCarbon dioxideCarbon dioxide

Q. What is the slow carbon cycle?

The carbon cycle is when carbon flows from one reservoir to another in an exchange. In this blog, I will describe the slow carbon cycle, which is the exchange of carbon between the atmosphere, land and ocean. The slow carbon cycle initiates when atmospheric carbon combines with water to form carbonic acid (H2CO3).

Q. What is the fast carbon cycle?

The fast carbon cycle is largely the movement of carbon through life forms on Earth, or the biosphere. During photosynthesis, plants absorb carbon dioxide and sunlight to create fuel—glucose and other sugars—for building plant structures. This process forms the foundation of the fast (biological) carbon cycle.

Q. How much CO2 does a tree absorb KG?

A typical tree can absorb around 21 kilograms of carbon dioxide (CO2) per year, however this figure is only achieved when the tree is fully grown – saplings will absorb significantly less than this. Over a lifetime of 100 years, one tree could absorb around a tonne of CO2.

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