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How does the carbon stored in the bodies of living organisms move into rocks?.
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How does the carbon stored in the bodies of living organisms move into rocks?.

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Living organisms decay, releasing carbon into the soil, and soil is compacted into rocks.

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The decompose and their remains become sediment, trapping the stored carbon in layers that eventually turn into rock or minerals.
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