1.4 the carbon cycle

molecules moving within the carbon cycle

co2, glucose, ch4, between sources and sinks

burial

over long periods of time, pressure of water compresses all sediments and creates a sedimentary rock and that's a long term reservoir bc the carbon is stuck there for a long time

extraction & combustion

puts in the atmosphere a lot of sulfur, burial takes longer than this which means co2 is increasing

ff combustion

burning of fossil fuels, oil, natural gas, and releases co2 into the atmosphere

creation of sinks =

slow, sedimentation

carbon sink

reservoir that takes in more carbon that it releases
ex. ocean, (algae and sediments) plants, soil

carbon sources

ff, animal burps and farts, deforestation, volcanic eruption

ff

oil, natural gas, coal