ECOLOGY
CHEMICAL CYCLES
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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fossil fuels
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wood of trees
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calcium carbonate (shells and bones)
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All of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -On Earth, most carbon is stored in rocks and sediments, while the rest is located in the ocean, atmosphere, and in living organisms. These are the reservoirs, or sinks, through which carbon cycles.
Detailed explanation-2: -Most of Earth’s carbon is stored in rocks and sediments. The rest is located in the ocean, atmosphere, and in living organisms.
Detailed explanation-3: -Natural sources include decomposition, ocean release and respiration. Human sources come from activities like cement production, deforestation as well as the burning of fossil fuels like coal, oil and natural gas.
Detailed explanation-4: -The geological carbon cycle Carbon may be stored for long periods of time in the atmosphere, bodies of liquid water-mostly oceans-ocean sediment, soil, rocks, fossil fuels, and Earth’s interior.