Things like:biospheregeospherehydrospherelithosphereatmospheremagnetosphere

And Many Others…..

First, Geosphere is anything to do with the rock layer of the Earth.

Oceans

Streams and Rivers

Groundwater

15th most abundant element on Earth, 4th in the Universe (after H, He, and O)

Most popularly seen as diamond, carbon (coal), and graphite.

Second most abundant element in the human body (after O)

First, in the atmosphere, Carbon exists as CO2, CH4, and chlorofluorocarbons

Plants convert the carbon dioxide during photosynthesis, in turn releasing Oxygen.

Respiration of animals Decay of plants and animals

(decomposers break it down and release as carbon dioxide)

Combustion of organic material (fossil fuels)

Production of cement Warming of oceans releases dissolved CO2

Volcanic eruptions

Plants take in Carbon through photosynthesis (primarily trees and phytoplankton)

Carbon is transferred to animals by eating.

Respiration releases carbon as carbon dioxide or methane (anaerobic) atmosphere

Burning of biomass atmosphere Dead organic matter becomes buried

(OR shells become limestone) geosphere

Mostly found as bicarbonate Lots of dissolved carbon dioxide Huge amounts of carbon are added

from sediment washed away in storms.

Think of them as Carbon Reservoirs

SINKS Amount in Billions of Metric Tons Atmosphere 578 (as of 1700) - 766 (as of 1999) Terrestrial Plants 540 to 610 Soil Organic matter 1500 to 1600 Ocean 38,000 to 40,000 Fossil Fuel Deposits 4000 Marine Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks 66,000,000 to 100,000,000

Tracing Matter› Grandma Johnson

Describe the path of a carbon atom from Grandma Johnson’s remains, to inside the leg muscle of a coyote. NOTE: The coyote does not dig up and consume any part of Grandma Johnson’s remains.

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Grandma Johnson

Plants

Decomposers

Herbivores

Coyote

Organic carbon

Organic carbon

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Carbon dioxide

Generation of organic carbon- Photosynthesis

Modification of organic carbon - Food Chain

Oxidation of organic carbon

- Cellular Respiration

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