Slow and fast carbon cycle Flashcards

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What is the slow carbon cycle?

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-CO2 diffuses from atmosphere into oceans
-marine life such as clams use it to make their shells
-they die and sink to bottoms
-they accumulate and over millions of years heat and pressure coverts them to carbon rich sedimentary rocks then vented to atmosphere via volcanic eruption

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What is the fast carbon cycle?

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carbon circulates rapidly between the atmosphere, oceans and living organisms through photosynthesis and phytoplanton absorbs CO2 from atmosphere

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What is carbon sequestration?

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Taking in and storing of carbon

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