Water and Carbon Cycle
condensation
when water turns from a gas to a liquid
Condensation is the process through which the physical state of matter changes from the gaseous phase into the liquid phase
evaporation
when water turns to a gas
transpiration
the process by which plants give off water vapor through openings in their leaves
precipitation
rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to or condenses on the ground.
carbon sinks
a forest, ocean, or other natural environment viewed in terms of its ability to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
carbon stores
This includes soil, fossil fuel deposits, marine sediment, permafrost and carbonate minerals such as chalk and limestone
atmosphere
mainly as carbon dioxide but also shorter lived methane
living organisims
contains many different carbon compounds such as fats and proteins
green house gases
carbon dioxide & methane
gases
responsible for global warming - carbon dioxide , methane, nitrous oxide and chloroflurocarbons
respiration
oxygen & carbon dioxide
photosynthesis
the way in which green plants makw their own food using energy in the form of sunlight
combustion
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