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How does carbon move around on Earth?

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How does carbon move between the 4 spheres on earth?

CARBON ENTERS THE ATMOSPHERE THROUGH DEATH/DECAY OF PLANTS & ANIMALS, FOREST FIRES, RESPIRATION, BURNING FOSSIL FUELS AND VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS. CARBON ENTERS THE HYDROSPHERE BY DISSOLVING INTO OCEAN WATER. CARBON ENTERS THE GEOSPHERE THROUGH DEATH/DECAY OF PLANTS & ANIMALS.

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Carbon moves from plants and animals to soils. When plants and animals die, their bodies, wood and leaves decays bringing the carbon into the ground. Some is buried and will become fossil fuels in millions and millions of years. Carbon moves from living things to the atmosphere.

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