Carbon general additions Flashcards
Cards on carbon cycle and key processes (7 cards)
1
Q
What are the stores of carbon (generally)?
A
Lithosphere
Hydrosphere
Atmosphere
Biosphere
2
Q
What is meant by lithosphere regarding carbon?
A
Sedimentary rock deposits like dolomite, chalk or limestone
3
Q
Why is carbon needed in oceans?
A
Plankton to photosynthesise
4
Q
What is carbon stored as in ocean?
A
Calcium carbonate shells and dissolved matter, also in sea bed as sediment
5
Q
What are stores and transfers called?
A
Pools and Fluxes
6
Q
Key fluxes?
A
Carbonification, combustion, respiration, photosynthesis
7
Q
What are the subsystems of the carbon cycle?
A
-Terrestrial (fast) cycle
-Oceanic carbon cycle
-Atmospheric carbon cycle
-Slow carbon cycle (rocks and chemical weathering)
