Carbon cycle
Kuvakäsikirjoitus Teksti
- 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.
- Humans burn fossil fuels to power factories, heat homes, and run vehicles. This is how carbon is moved from the ground to the atmosphere.
- Carbon is moved from plants and animals into the ground through dying or animal droppings. The dead animals soon turn into fossil fuels.
- 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 moves through the food chain. A cow eating grass is a way of carrying carbon from plants to animals.
- Humans are impacting the carbon cycle by burning fossil fuels. Fossil fuels move to the atmosphere when they are being burnt
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