Lesson 7
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What is the Carbon Cycle?
A series of processes that exchange & recycle carbon in the environment
Can Carbon be made or discarded?
No, there is a fixed amount on Earth
What is a carbon sink?
Natural systems that use CO₂ from the atmosphere
What are 3 Carbon uses?
Forms part of cellulose cell walls Forms part of molecular structure of glucose Forms shells for marine animals
What are 3 Carbon releases?
ACR Cow Fart Combustion
What are the effects of too much CO₂?
Climate Change Natural Disasters Endangerment & Extinction Bleaching of coral reefs
What is Global Warning?
Earth getting hotter because humans add too much heat trapping gases like CO₂ into the atmosphere.
In the Carbon Cycle, what are all of the labels?
Photosynthesis Deforestation Decomposition More animals = More ACR = More CO₂ Combustion & Car emissions -> more CO₂ release