Carbon Cycle Diagram Earths. Diagram adapted from us. The following are the processes and participants of the carbon cycle.
Earths carbon cycle is off balance nasa scientists are working to understand if our land and ocean can continue to absorb carbon dioxide at the current rate and for how long. The earths carbon reservoirs naturally act as both sources adding carbon to the atmosphere and sinks removing carbon from the atmosphere. Students will work in pairs completing the carbon cycle.
Then students are introduced to the carbon cycle and create a simple model to diagram their understanding of carbons movements through earths four major reservoirs.
Doe biological and environmental research information system movement of carbon between land atmosphere and oceans. The earths carbon reservoirs naturally act as both sources adding carbon to the atmosphere and sinks removing carbon from the atmosphere. Students sort everyday objects into carbon and non carbon categories to learn that almost all objects contain carbon. The carbon that is in the atmosphere in the form of co 2 and ch 4 methane doesnt stay in the atmosphere for long it moves from there to other places and takes different forms.