Carbon is carried by air to get to plants. A process called photosynthesis is used to carry the carbon to the plants. This is a way of carbon moving from atmosphere to plants.

Carbon moves through the food chain. A cow eating grass is a way of carrying carbon from plants to animals.

Animals release carbon through breathing. Animals breathe in oxygen and then release CO2 when they let their breath go. This is a way of carbon being moved from animals to atmosphere.

Carbon is moved from plants and animals into the ground through dying or animal droppings. The dead animals soon turn into fossil fuels.

Humans burn fossil fuels to power factories, heat homes, and run vehicles. This is how carbon is moved from the ground to the atmosphere.