The Carbon Cycle and Atmospheric Pollution

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Primary air pollutant

Harmful substance that is emitted directly into the atmosphere

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Secondary air pollutant

Harmful substance formed in the atmosphere when a primary air pollutant reacts with substances normally found in the atmosphere or with other air pollutants

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Carbon sinks

Storage places for carbon. Examples include oceans, forests and soil, rocks

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Carbon sources

Release carbon, includes burning fossil fuels, animal respiration, decomposition and volcanoes

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Photosynthesis

Reactants: Carbon dioxide, sunlight and water

Products: Sugar and oxygen

Decreases the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

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