Water & Carbon key terms

Water & Carbon key terms

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12th Grade

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Robin Martin-Jenkins

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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aquifer

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A vast underground reservoir most commonly formed in rocks such as chalk and sandstone.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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atmosphere

Back

The air that surrounds the Earth.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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burial and compaction

Back

Where organic matter becomes buried and is then compressed by the overlying sediment.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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carbon budget

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A way of using data to describe the amount of carbon that is stored and transferred within the carbon cycle.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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carbon capture and storage (CCS)

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The technological 'capturing' of carbon emitted from power stations.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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carbon farming

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Where one type of crop is replaced by another that has greater productivity and can absorb more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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carbon sequestration

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An umbrella term used to describe the long-term storage of carbon in plants, soils, rock formations, and oceans.

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