The Carbon Cycle
The process of taking in Oxygen and releasing CO2
DJ What is respiration?
The breakdown of organic matter
What is decomposition?
From the inner core to the outer core
SWhat is conduction?
The energy Earth receives from the sun is primarily in this form
What is radiation?
The most common greenhouse gas
What is CO2? Carbon Dioxide
The gas formed by 1 carbon and 2 oxygen
What is carbon dioxide (CO2)?
The process of burning something
What is combustion?
Heat energy from Earth's surface directly to space
dj What is radiation
Two effects of climate change on the weather
What are extreme heat, more frequent drought, flooding, and blizzards (any 2)
They trap heat in the atmosphere, warming the Earth
dj What are greenhouse gases?
The process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods form CO2 and water
What is photosynthesis?
2 natural sources of carbon in the atmosphere
What are volcanoes, wildfires, respiration, decomposition, ocean release? (any 2)
The movement of heat energy from the equator to the poles.
What is convection?
When there are no more surviving members of a certain species
What is extinction?
The amount of radiation reflected off the surface of an object
SWhat is albedo?
The element contained in all organic matter
dj What is Carbon?
Coal, oil and natural gas
What are the three most common types of fossil fuels?
The initial source of Earth's thermal energy
What is accretion?
This causes sea levels to rise
DJ What is the melting of the ice caps?
Causes the increase in the original change.
What is Positive Feedback?
Three places where carbon is cycled
What are geosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere?
The largest contributor of CO2 emissions in the United States
T What are coal-burning power plants?
Type of energy transfer from standing close to a campfire
What is radiation?
On Earth, negative feedback systems tend to have what effect on the climate?
What is stabilize the climate?
The largest source of greenhouse gas emissions
T What is burning fossil fuels to produce electricity?