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TheCarbonCycleName:Date:Block:

Gotothefollowingwebsitetoanswerthequestionsbelow:https://fc.deltasd.bc.ca/~mannandale/sc10/version2.html1. Namealltheplaceswherecarbonexists:

a. b. c. d.

e. f. g.

2. Listalltherolesthatplantsandtreesperforminthecarboncycleonland

a. b. c.

3. Afterleavesdecompose,whatmayhappentothecarboninthem?

4. Whatistheprocesscalledwheregasesmovebetweentheocean’ssurfaceandtheatmosphere?

5. Howdoescarbongetfromtheatmosphereintofishandthenintotheoceansediment?

6. Howdoescarbonfromtheoceanwatergetintoshellsthatsettleontheoceanfloor?

7. Cancarbongetfromthedeepoceanbackintotheatmosphere?Ifyes,explainhow.

8. Whataretwomajorwaysthathumansaffectthecarboncycle?a. b.

9. Howcantheseactionscontributetoglobalwarming?

10. Takethequiz.Yourquizscore=_____________%

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TheCarbonCycle(Part2)

Gotothefollowingwebsitetoanswerthequestionsbelow:http://www.bcscience10.com/media/EP_carbon_cycle.swf

1. FilloutallthemissinginformationontheCarbonCyclediagramprovided.

2. Usingyourcarboncyclediagramanswerthefollowingquestions:

a. Howmanygigatonnesofcarbonareexchangedfromterrestrialvegetationtotheatmosphereeachyearandwhatisthisprocesscalled?

b. Whatformofcarbonisemittedfromvolcanoes?

c. Howlongdoesittakeforcarbontobedepositedintodeepstoreswithinmarinesedimentsandsedimentaryrocks?

d. Howlongdoesittakeforcarbontoberemovedfromdeepstores(usuallybyminingordrillingofoilandcoaldeposits)?

e. Howmuchcarbonistransferredtothesoilthroughleaflitterdecayanddecomposition?

f. Howmuchcarbonisemittedintotheatmospherethroughfossilfuelcombustioneachyear?

g. Howmuchcarbonisexchangedbetweentheoceansandtheatmosphereeachyear?

3. Writedownyourfavouritecarbonfact.Adifferentfactisreportedintheblackbaratthebottomofthediagrameachtimeyouclickononeofthesidemenubuttons.

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Questions:TheCarbonCycle

1. Whatinorganicmoleculeiscarbonnormallyfoundin?

2. Whatmoleculedoplantsgettheircarbonfrom?3. List2typesofproducers.4. Whatmoleculeofcarbondoproducersproduce?(Hint:Thinkaboutwhatplants

produceduringphotosynthesis!)

5. Whattypeofconsumereatsproducers?

6. Wheredoprimaryconsumersgettheircarbon?

7. Wheredosecondaryconsumersgettheircarbon?

Useyourcarboncyclediagramtoanswerquestions8–10.

8. Whatprocessaddscarbontotheatmosphere?

9. Whatprocessremovescarbonfromtheatmosphere?

10. Wheredoesananimalorplant’scarbongowhenitdies?

11. Whyshouldtheamountofcarbonintheatmospherestaythesame?

12. Howisextracarbondioxidegettingintotheatmospheretoday?

13. List3waysthatwecouldreducetheextracarbonthatisgettingintotheatmosphere?

a. b. c.