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Carbon Cycle

The carbon cycle is a natural process that moves carbon through the Earth's systems, including the air, land, oceans, and living organisms. Plants absorb carbon dioxide during photosynthesis, which then transfers to animals and returns to the atmosphere or soil through respiration and decay. Human activities, particularly the burning of fossil fuels, are disrupting this balance, leading to increased carbon dioxide levels and climate change, highlighting the need to understand and protect the carbon cycle.

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Carbon Cycle

The carbon cycle is a natural process that moves carbon through the Earth's systems, including the air, land, oceans, and living organisms. Plants absorb carbon dioxide during photosynthesis, which then transfers to animals and returns to the atmosphere or soil through respiration and decay. Human activities, particularly the burning of fossil fuels, are disrupting this balance, leading to increased carbon dioxide levels and climate change, highlighting the need to understand and protect the carbon cycle.

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CARBON CYCLE

Good [morning/afternoon] everyone,


Today, we are going to talk about something that’s happening
around us all the time, but we rarely notice it – the carbon
cycle.
The carbon cycle is nature’s way of moving carbon – an
essential element of life – through the Earth’s systems: the air,
the land, the oceans, and living things.
Carbon exists in the air as carbon dioxide (CO₂). Plants use
this gas during photosynthesis to make their food. In doing
so, they remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store
the carbon in their leaves, stems, and roots.
When animals eat plants, the carbon moves into their bodies.
Then, when plants and animals breathe, die, or decay, carbon
returns to the air or soil.
Now, here’s another piece: when fossil fuels like coal, oil, or gas
are burned, they release carbon back into the atmosphere,
often much faster than nature can absorb it. This contributes to
the increase in CO₂, leading to climate change.
Carbon also moves into the oceans, where it’s stored for
hundreds or even thousands of years.
So, in summary, the carbon cycle is a natural recycling
system. It keeps carbon moving so that Earth’s ecosystems
stay balanced.
But human activities are upsetting this balance, so it's more
important than ever to understand and protect this cycle.
Thank you!
Joshnika
Mishika
Dakshith
Dhruv All

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