WHAT DO THESE THINGS HAVE IN COMMON?
It’s an element C ARBON QUICK FACTS
It’s an element C ARBON QUICK FACTS It is a part of ANYTHING alive or once alive
It’s an element C ARBON QUICK FACTS It is a part of ANYTHING alive or once alive Living things use carbon for energy and structure
The Carbon Cycle
ATMOSPHERE PLANTS THE JOURNEY OF CARBON
FROM ATMOSPHERE TO PLANTS ATMOSPHERE PLANTS Carbon is usually found as CO 2 in the atmosphere Plants take carbon in as part of photosynthesis Once inside a plant carbon is ripped from CO 2 and used to make carbohydrates (sugars). Carbon Bonds Store Energy!
Photosynthesis + CO 2 + = Sugar + Oxygen Nutrients Since Plants Produce their own food they are know as Producers. Plant = Producer Photo – Greek word for light Syntithenai – Greek word meaning “to put together”
CARBO PLANT CELLS SUGARS (starch) HYDRATESN
CARBSOHYDRATES World’s largest POTATO
S CARBON World’s largest POTATO
CARBON STORES ENERGY
ATMOSPHERE PLANTS ANIMALS THE JOURNEY OF CARBON
FROM PLANTS TO ANIMALS Animals eat plants… (yum) ANIMALS PLANTS Or animals eat animals which ate plants… ( double yum) Either way the carbon is traced back to plants
ATMOSPHERE PLANTS ANIMALS THE JOURNEY OF CARBON
FROM ANIMALS TO THE ATMOSPHERE Respiration – Breathing Oxygen in, CO 2 out ANIMALS ATMOSPHERE + CO 2 + = Sugar + Oxygen THE BIOCHEMICAL FORMULA (A HIGH SCHOOL CHEMISTRY THING) ENERGY Respiration – WHAT YOU NEED TO REMEMBER Plants perform respiration too! (but it’s not common)
ATMOSPHERE PLANTS ANIMALS SHORT CYCLE RECAP Photosynthesis Consumption Respiration Short Cycle
How do animals put carbon back into the atmosphere?
What form is carbon in when it goes from animal to atmosphere?
Name two ways that animals get their carbon
How do plants get their carbon?
What is the most common form of carbon when in the atmosphere?
What form does carbon take once in the plant?
ATMOSPHERE PLANTS ANIMALS FORMATION OF FOSSIL FUELS THE JOURNEY OF CARBON xx dead xx
Fossil fuels form from… Dead plants and animals In order for fossil fuels to form you need the right amount of three things: Pressure Temperature Time PLANTS & ANIMALS FORMATION OF FOSSIL FUELS xx dead xx FROM DEAD STUFF TO FOSSIL FUELS
ATMOSPHERE PLANTS ANIMALS BURNING FOSSIL FUELS THE JOURNEY OF CARBON FORMATION OF FOSSIL FUELS xx dead xx
FROM FOSSIL FUELS TO THE ATMOSPHERE Burning fossil fuels releases carbon in the form of CO 2 ATMOSPHERE BURNING FOSSIL FUELS
WHAT HAPPENS TO CARBON IN THE OCEAN? Ocean producers use CO 2 for photosynthesis The cycle is pretty much the same from there… ATMOSPHERE OCEAN Most of the oxygen surrounding the Earth is released by ocean plants!
ATMOSPHERE PLANTS ANIMALS FORMATION OF FOSSIL FUELS BURNING FOSSIL FUELS LONG CYCLE RECAP xx dead xx Long Cycle
What happens to the carbon in our bodies when we die?
What three things do you need the right amount of in order to get fossil fuels?
What happens when fossil fuels are burned?
Where does most of the CO 2 produced from burning fossil fuels end up?
What is the carbon cycle like in the ocean?
What is the Greenhouse Effect?
Atmosphere (not to scale) GREENHOUSE EFFECT 2. It can be reflected back into space 1. It can get absorbed REJECTED 3. It can be trapped by the atmosphere
The Greenhouse Effect is kind of like when……
GREENHOUSE GASES: Gases in the atmosphere that trap heat Earth would freeze without them
Atmosphere (not to scale) GREENHOUSE EFFECT The overall warming effect caused by the greenhouse gases trapping heat
GLOBAL WARMING – The Debate FACT – There is 30% more CO 2 in the air now than there was 150 years ago
GLOBAL WARMING – The Debate FACT – There is 30% more CO 2 in the air now than there was 150 years ago THEORY – More CO 2 traps more heat and causes higher temperatures worldwide
Consequences Rising temperatures Species extinction caused by the inability to adapt Sea levels rising Severe weather conditions
There is strong evidence thatthe Earthisheating up.
The debate is about who we should blame
Team 1 Blame Mother Nature
and all other people… Team 2 Blame you and me Let the debate begin! Bring it on! CRUSH YOU! … will…I…