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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