Reservoirs
The air around us
What is the atmosphere
Plants use __________ to produce their own food using CO2 from the atmosphere.
What is photosynthesis
Photosynthesis and _________________ are processes that remove CO2 from the atmosphere
What is dissolving
The reservoir that stores carbon for the longest
What is fossil fuels
Any part of the Earth system that stores carbon
What is a reservoir
Combustion of fossil fuels releases carbon into the __________
What is atmosphere
The living reservoirs on Earth (2)
What are plants and animals
Living plants and animals produce CO2 as a waste product of _____________
What is respiration
Fossilization creates this high energy reservoir
What is fossil fuels
The carbon cycle was balanced until humans began using fossil fuels in the process of __________________
What is combustion
__________ are created over thousands of years of being compressed underground
What are fossil fuels
The reservoir that stores dissolved carbon
Carbon is stored underground in the form of ________ fuels
What is fossil
The process of carbon dioxide moving out of the ocean into the atmosphere
What is off-gassing
The formation of coal from plants and oil from ocean organisms is called _____________________
What is fossilization