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Photosynthesis
Carbon in the air is used to make glucose in plants.
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Diffusion
A molecule moves from high concentration to low concentration (from air to water, or water to air).
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Combustion
A fire, this releases carbon to the atmosphere.
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Sedimentation
Particles in water settle to the bottom and become part of the geosphere.
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Deforestation
Trees are cut down and often burned.
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Fossilization
When the biosphere is covered in sediment and becomes part of the geosphere.
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Cellular Respiration
Carbon in the biosphere is used to make energy and released to the atmosphere.
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Run off
Carbon in the geosphere is picked up with water travelling to the ocean.
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Consumption
Animals eating plants.
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Decomposition
Dead material (plant or animal) releasing carbon to the atmosphere & geosphere.
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Fossil fuels
A hydrocarbon-containing material such as coal, oil, and natural gas, formed naturally in the Earth's crust from the remains of dead plants and animals.
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Ocean acidification
Oceans absorb CO2 from the atmosphere, creating carbonic acid.
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Reservoir
A place where carbon collects.
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Tree mass
The amount of matter that is in the trees. (Similar to how big and how many trees there are).
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