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Fossilized carbon is coal. One major way it gets back into the atmosphere is by humans burning it in coal power plants.

This is the human vector, however the geological method is that it is brought back in the gasses emitted by volcanoes.

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How does carbon get cycled back into the earth?

Carbon gets cycled back into the Earth through processes like photosynthesis, where plants absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and incorporate it into their tissues. When plants and organisms die, they decompose, releasing carbon back into the soil. Over time, this carbon can become fossilized into coal, oil, and other carbon-rich deposits.


How is carbon cycled from the atmosphere through producers and consumers?

Carbon is cycled from the atmosphere to producers (plants) through photosynthesis, where they take in carbon dioxide to produce glucose. Consumers then consume these plants, obtaining carbon by eating them. When consumers respire or decompose, carbon is released back into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide.


What is the specific component in the soil that releases gaseous carbon back into the atmosphere?

The specific component in soil that releases gaseous carbon back into the atmosphere is organic matter.


Water carbon and nitrogen are released back into the atmosphere during what?

Water vapor is released back into the atmosphere through the process of evaporation. Carbon is released back into the atmosphere through the process of respiration and combustion. Nitrogen is released back into the atmosphere through the process of nitrogen fixation by bacteria.


Think about a carbon atom that is released into the atmosphere from burning wood in a campfire If it were to go through the whole carbon cycle number the steps that would follow?

1 A tree absorbs the carbon from the atmosphere into its leaves for photosynthesis 5 The bird decomposes and the carbon returns to the atmosphere 4 The bird flies into a building and dies instantly. It falls to the ground 2 A caterpillar gets the carbon by eating the tree' s leaves 3 A bird gets the carbon by eating the caterpillar

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How does carbon get cycled back into the earth?

Carbon gets cycled back into the Earth through processes like photosynthesis, where plants absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and incorporate it into their tissues. When plants and organisms die, they decompose, releasing carbon back into the soil. Over time, this carbon can become fossilized into coal, oil, and other carbon-rich deposits.


One way carbon flows through eaerh's system is though organisms which convert the carbon from carbohydrates and release the carbon back into the atmosphere in the form of?

carbon is moved back into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide.


How does carbon dioxide go back to the atmosphere?

Carbon dioxide goes back to the atmosphere through respiration, the decomposition of plants and animals, and combustion.


How is carbon cycled from the atmosphere through producers and consumers?

Carbon is cycled from the atmosphere to producers (plants) through photosynthesis, where they take in carbon dioxide to produce glucose. Consumers then consume these plants, obtaining carbon by eating them. When consumers respire or decompose, carbon is released back into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide.


What does cellular respiration have to do with the carbon cycle?

It puts the carbon back into the atmosphere


How does carbon get into the atmosphere?

Carbon gets back into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide through the combustion of fossil fuels, and the cellular respiration of living things.


What is the specific component in the soil that releases gaseous carbon back into the atmosphere?

The specific component in soil that releases gaseous carbon back into the atmosphere is organic matter.


What burning of plant material returns to the carbon?

It returns carbon back into the atmosphere.


Where does an animals or plant carbon go when it dies?

The carbon is released back into the carbon pool in the atmosphere


Water carbon and nitrogen are released back into the atmosphere during what?

Water vapor is released back into the atmosphere through the process of evaporation. Carbon is released back into the atmosphere through the process of respiration and combustion. Nitrogen is released back into the atmosphere through the process of nitrogen fixation by bacteria.


Think about a carbon atom that is released into the atmosphere from burning wood in a campfire If it were to go through the whole carbon cycle number the steps that would follow?

1 A tree absorbs the carbon from the atmosphere into its leaves for photosynthesis 5 The bird decomposes and the carbon returns to the atmosphere 4 The bird flies into a building and dies instantly. It falls to the ground 2 A caterpillar gets the carbon by eating the tree' s leaves 3 A bird gets the carbon by eating the caterpillar


What processes puts carbon from a forest floor back into the atmosphere?

Decomposition by fungi and bacteria releases carbon in the form of carbon dioxide back into the atmosphere. Wildfires can also combust organic matter, releasing carbon into the air.