Carbon Basics
This element is the main building block of life and cycles through the environment .
What is Carbon
The process by which plants take in carbon dioxide and make food.
What is photosynthesis
Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas that traps this on Earth.
What is heat/energy
Burning this releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
What are fossil fuels
Carbon is found in all living things because it forms these strong connections.
What are chemical bonds
The form of carbon found in the air.
What is carbon dioxide (CO2)
The process by which animals release carbon dioxide back into the atmosphere
What is respiration
Oceans absorb carbon dioxide, acting as this.
What is a carbon sink
Cutting down trees affects the carbon cycle because trees do this
What is absorb carbon dioxide
Fossil fuels like coal, oil, and gas are made mostly of this element.
What is carbon
Organisms that break down dead plants and animals return carbon to the soil.
What are decomposers
During photosynthesis, plants convert carbon dioxide into this sugar.
What is glucose
Carbon in the soil comes mostly from these dead materials.
What are plants and animals
Carbon dioxide trapped in the atmosphere contributes to this global issue.
What is climate change/global warning
Carbon moves between the atmosphere, living things, oceans, and rocks in this continuous process.
What is the carbon cycle