Water and Carbon Cycles

Front

What process removes carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air?

Back

Photosynthesis

Front

What are coal, oil, and natural gas (fossil fuels) produced from?

Back

Decomposed, compressed, and heated marine plants, algae, and animals.

Front

What human activity has significantly altered the carbon cycle since the mid-1800s?

Back

Human activity.

Front

What is the term for water that flows in rivers and streams into the oceans and lakes?

Back

Runoff.

Front

During photosynthesis, what does the carbon plants remove from the atmosphere turn into?

Back

Glucose.

Front

What is the main component of the water cycle that involves water vapor rising into the atmosphere?

Back

Evaporation.

Front

What is the process called when water vapor cools and changes back into liquid water?

Back

Condensation.

Front

What term describes the movement of water from the ground back into the atmosphere?

Back

Transpiration.

Front

What is the term for the process by which plants and animals release carbon dioxide back into the atmosphere?

Back

Respiration.

Front

What is the role of decomposers in the carbon cycle?

Back

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