Carbon Cycle

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What do plants use to make their own food?

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Carbon Dioxide

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When humans burn fossil fuels, where does most of the carbon enter as carbon dioxide?

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Atmosphere

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What do we release when we exhale?

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Carbon Dioxide

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What is the chemical formula for Carbon Dioxide?

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CO₂

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Where can carbon be found?

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Inside every living thing on Earth.

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What is the process called where plants convert carbon dioxide into oxygen?

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Photosynthesis

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What role do decomposers play in the carbon cycle?

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They break down dead organisms, returning carbon to the soil and atmosphere.

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What is the significance of the carbon cycle?

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It regulates Earth's climate and supports life by recycling carbon.

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What human activities increase carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere?

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Burning fossil fuels, deforestation, and industrial processes.

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What is the greenhouse effect?

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The trapping of heat in the atmosphere by greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide.