Carbon Cycle Flashcards
What is carbon cycle
What movement of where carbon is taken and put back into the atmosphere
What is a carbon store
Places of where carbon is found
What is green house gas
Gases like carbon dioxide and methane that traps heat
What is climate change
The average long term changes of the earth ( Eg more rain seasons)
What is global warming
The temperature of the earth heating up
What is fossil fuel
A non-renewable energy source created millions of years ago from dead plants and animals
What is the different between endothermic reaction and endothermic reaction
Exothermic is a chemical reaction of when energy is released to the environment by heat of light ( fire heating up the surrounding)
Endothermic is a chemical reaction of when the reactants absorb heat energy from the surrounding ( Melting ice)
Combustion equation
Methane+oxygen=carbon dioxide + water + energy
Activities that add co2 to the environment
-combustion
Deforestation
-Decay
-Respiration
-Feeding
-Decomposition
Activities that remove co2 from the environment
-photosynthesis
-fossilization
- Dissolve by ocean
What is the green house effect
When the sun heat is trapped within the atmosphere by carbon dioxide, methane and other greenhouse gases house gases
