Carbon Cycle

Carbon Cycle

Ms. Dent

Poll

Are you guys coming back in person or staying online?

• In Person

• Online

Carbon

• Carbon is the 4th most abundant chemical in the universe

• Every living thing is made of some amount of carbon

• Many non living things are also made of carbon like diamond, graphite, and even space ships

States of Matter for Carbon

Solid

Liquid

Gas

Carbon in the Earth/ Lithosphere

• Fossils

• Coal

• Peat

• Fuel

Multiple Select

Which of the following are examples of carbon in the Lithosphere

• Fossil

• Coal

• Living Things

Carbon in Living Things/ Biosphere

• Photosynthesis

• Food Chain

• Waste

• Death

Multiple Select

Which of the following describes photosynthesis

• Takes in O₂ puts out CO₂

• Takes in CO₂ puts out CO₂

• Takes in CO₂ puts out O₂

Carbon in the Atmosphere

• Respiration

• Combustion

• Factories

• Death

Carbon Sink

• Places where Carbon is Trapped for long periods of time

• These sinks are created in places where it is hard to move carbon through that portion of the cycle

• Examples of these sinks; Coal, Peat, and Fossils/Sediment

Fill in the Blanks

A carbon sink is where carbon is trapped for

periods of time

Poll

Which describes how you are feeling

• I am confident in both the Water Cycle and Carbon Cycle

• I am confident in the Water Cycle only

• I am confident in the Carbon Cycle only

• I have been having a rough time with everything so far