Mr Guduru
What was Mr Guduru's favourite subject
science
Give an example of a fossil fuel
coal, oil or gasoline
What is one of 2 ways the biosphere releases carbon?
1. animals breathing it out into the atmosphere
2. living things dying and decaying and releasing it into the geosphere
What is one way humans can reduce their use of fossil fuels
electric cars
Is the amount of carbon in the atmosphere increasing, decreasing or remaining the same?
increasing
What pets does Mr Guduru have
Cats
Where does the carbon go once it is released from the geosphere?
the atmosphere
How does carbon move from plants to animals?
the animals eat them?
Why does burning fossil fuels matter if carbon is naturally released into the atmosphere?
It is releasing the carbon too fast, it cannot be absorbed into other systems fast enough
Does the amount of carbon on earth increase, decrease or remain the same overtime
remain the same
Where is Mr Guduru from
Melbourne
being burned
Do plants release carbon dioxide back into the atmosphere?
No
How do humans increase the amount of carbon in the atmosphere?
burning fossil fuels
What is the biggest source of pulling carbon out of the atmosphere?
the ocean
What is Mr Gudurus favourinte afl team
Geelong
What is the natural way carbon gets released from the geosphere?
Volcanic Eruptions
What organisms take carbon dioxide out of the air?
plants
What kind of gas is carbon dioxide?
a greenhouse gas
Which sphere has the most carbon stored in it?
the lithosphere
What instrument can Mr Guduru play
Flute
Name one of 2 ways how does carbon get back into the geosphere?
1. living things die and decompose into the ground
2. Get caught in sediments in the water and trapped in newly formed rocks
What is the process that plants use carbon for?
photosynthesis
What do greenhouse gases do?
Absorb heat from the sun and heat up the atmosphere
What form is carbon in when it is in the human body? (what is the molecule it is in that we use for energy?)
glucose C₆H₁₂O₆