carbon Flashcards
1
Q
inorganic form of carbon?
A
fossil fuels
2
Q
organic form of carbon?
A
biomass
3
Q
where does carbon originate from?
A
- earths mantle
- plate boundaries
- carbon removal
- stores
4
Q
hydrospheric store of carbon?
A
- oceans dissolved co2
- organisms like fish and plankton
5
Q
atmospheric store of carbon?
A
-human activities
6
Q
lithospheric store of carbon?
A
- crust/upper mantle
- peat
- sedementary rock
7
Q
biospheric store of carbon?
A
- peat
- animals
- soil humus
- plant litter
- vegetation
