The Carbon Cycle

What is the Carbon Cycle? 

Carbon can be found anywhere on earth, including: Plants, Humans and Animals. It can also be found atmosphere around us and in Shells, rocks and fossil fuels and can also dissolve in water. 

When plants and animals decompose they release carbon. As they go through this process they become part of the soil. This is called decomposition. 

Every time you breathe in, you remove oxygen. Then when you breathe it out, the plants take it in and that is how the survive, they store carbon in them and then when they die, they release it. This is called the respiration cycle. 

Carbon travels down rivers and transfers itself into the sea, then the Carbon goes into the sea plants and the fish and sea animals eat it and then they store their carbon. The Carbon sure does go into a lot of places and people including us. The Carbon around us, without even knowing transports around, and that is why this is called the transportation process. 

Plants and trees use Carbon Dioxide from the atmosphere. They use that Carbon as they grow, and when they die, they release it. All of this is done through something called photosynthesis. When something dies it transforms in soil and compacts. Compaction is the name of part of the cycle. 

Human impact is making more Carbon with cars, deforestation and fossil fuels which is raising global warming risks. Even though Carbon is good gas it can also be bad, and could destroy the world but jus remember it is all controlled by humans. 

BY OLIVIA SEYMOUR