WHAT DO THESE THINGS HAVE IN COMMON CARBON
WHAT DO THESE THINGS HAVE IN COMMON?
CARBON QUICK FACTS It’s an element
CARBON QUICK FACTS It’s an element It is a part of ANYTHING alive or once alive
CARBON QUICK FACTS It’s an element Living things use carbon for energy and structure It is a part of ANYTHING alive or once alive
The Carbon Cycle
THE JOURNEY OF CARBON ATMOSPHERE PLANTS
FROM ATMOSPHERE TO PLANTS Carbon is usually found as CO 2 in the atmosphere Plants take carbon in through photosynthesis + + CO 2 ATMOSPHERE PLANTS = Sugar The carbon in CO 2 becomes sugar + Oxygen
PLANT CELLS SUGARS (starch) CARBOHYDRATES N
CARBS OHYDRATES World’s largest POTATO
S CARBON World’s largest POTATO
CARBON STORES ENERGY
THE JOURNEY OF CARBON ATMOSPHERE PLANTS ANIMALS
FROM PLANTS TO ANIMALS Animals eat plants… (yum) n o b r a c e h t y a w PLANTS Either s t n a l p o t k c a b d e is trac Or animals eat animals which ate plants… (double yum) ANIMALS
THE JOURNEY OF CARBON ATMOSPHERE PLANTS ANIMALS
FROM ANIMALS TO THE ATMOSPHERE WHAT YOU NEED TO REMEMBER Respiration – Oxygen in, CO 2 out Sugar + Oxygen = CO 2 + + ATMOSPHERE ENERGY THE BIOCHEMICAL FORMULA (A HIGH SCHOOL CHEMISTRY THING) ANIMALS Plants perform respiration too! (but it’s not common)
SHORT CYCLE RECAP ATMOSPHERE Photosynthesis Respiration Short Cycle Consumption PLANTS ANIMALS
How do animals put carbon back into the atmosphere?
What form is carbon in when it goes from animal to atmosphere?
Name two ways that animals get their carbon
How do plants get their carbon?
What is the most common form of carbon when in the atmosphere?
What form does carbon take once in the plant?
THE JOURNEY OF CARBON ATMOSPHERE x x x d a e d x PLANTS x x d a e d xx. ANIMALS FORMATION OF FOSSIL FUELS
FROM DEAD STUFF TO FOSSIL FUELS Fossil fuels form from… Dead plants and animals In order fossil fuels to form you need the right amount of three things: xx dead xx PLANTS & ANIMALS Pressure Temperature Time (millions of years) FORMATION OF FOSSIL FUELS
THE JOURNEY OF CARBON BURNING FOSSIL FUELS de ANIMALS xx PLANTS ad xx ATMOSPHERE FORMATION OF FOSSIL FUELS
FROM FOSSIL FUELS TO THE ATMOSPHERE Burning fossil fuels releases carbon in the form of CO 2 ATMOSPHERE BURNING FOSSIL FUELS
WHAT HAPPENS TO CARBON IN THE OCEAN? Ocean producers use CO 2 for photosynthesis The cycle is pretty much the same from there… ATMOSPHERE OCEAN
LONG CYCLE RECAP ATMOSPHERE Long Cycle x x d a e xx d PLANTS BURNING FOSSIL FUELS x x d a e xx d ANIMALS FORMATION OF FOSSIL FUELS
What happens to the carbon in our bodies when we die?
What three things do you need the right amount of in order to get fossil fuels?
How long does it take fossil fuels to form?
What happens when fossil fuels are burned?
Where does most of the CO 2 produced from burning fossil fuels end up?
What is the carbon cycle like in the ocean?
HOW DO HUMANS AFFECT THE CARBON CYCLE ?
GREENHOUSE EFFECT 2. It can be reflected back into space Atmosphere D E T 3. EJ It. ECcan be trapped by the (not toatmosphere scale) R 1. It can get absorbed
GREENHOUSE GASES: Gases in the atmosphere that trap heat Earth would freeze without them
GREENHOUSE EFFECT The overall warming effect caused by the greenhouse gases trapping heat Atmosphere (not to scale)
GLOBAL WARMING – The Debate • FACT – There is 30% more CO 2 in the air now than there was 150 years ago
GLOBAL WARMING – The Debate • FACT – There is 30% more CO 2 in the air now than there was 150 years ago • THEORY – More CO 2 traps more heat and causes higher temperatures worldwide
Consequences • Rising temperatures • Species extinction caused by the inability to adapt • Sea levels rising • Severe weather conditions
There is strong evidence that the Earth is heating up.
The debate is about who we should blame
Team 1 Blame Mother Nature
Team 2 Blame CRUSH e h t t e L will… I… ! n i g YOU! e b e t a b de you and me Bring … and all other people… it on!
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