Carbon Cycle Luke Joshua Castro 10 – Rizal
What Is Carbon? C carbo = coal Non metal Fourth most abundant element Burning with insufficient oxygen Gas = CO 2 Solid = CaCO 3
Carbon Dioxide Released by humans Heat-trapping greenhouse gas Primary greenhouse gas Cause of Climate Change
Geological Rock cycle weathering and dissolution, precipitation of minerals, burial and subduction
Biological processes of photosynthesis and respiration Energy (sunlight) + 6CO2 + H2O ⇒ C6H12O6 + 6O2 C6H12O6 (organic matter) + 6O2 arrow-right 6CO2 + 6 H2O + energy
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