10 marks: open/closed systems

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Explain how water and carbon is cycled between major stores through open and closed systems. (10)

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What to talk about with water cycle:

  • Reservoirs & stores of global water.

  • Inputs/outputs of water i.e. water cycle with all processes.

  • Flows of water - precipitation, transpiration & condensation - clouds & formation.

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What to talk about with carbon cycle:

  • Stores & sinks of global carbon.

  • Inputs/outputs of carbon i.e. slow & fast carbon cycles.

  • Carbon exchanges - precipitation, photosynthesis, weathering, decomposition.

  • Carbon sequestration - physical (inorganic) pump & biological (organic) pump.

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Name 3 types of cloud?

  1. Cumuliform

  2. Stratiform

  3. Cirrus

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what is the equation for carbonation?

Calcium carbonate + carbonic acid = calcium bicarbonate.