12 of 1312 of 13 Items Question The Carbon Cycle is an example of how materials move through the spheres. The diagram below shows how carbon (in the form of CO2, a gas) moves from the atmosphere, to the biosphere/lithosphere/hydrosphere, and back into the atmosphere. Use the answer choices below to fill in the table to show how a process moves carbon from one sphere to another. Some answer choices may be used more than once, only once, or not at all. (4 points) Put responses in the correct input to answer the question. Select a response, navigate to the desired input and insert the response. Responses can be selected and inserted using the space bar, enter key, left mouse button or touchpad. Responses can also be moved by dragging with a mouse. Process Moving carbon from the... to the... Example: Ocean Uptake Atmosphere Hydrosphere Decaying of animals and plants Response area Response area Factory and Vehicle Emissions (burning of fossil fuels) Response area Response area Photosynthesis Response area Response area Plant & Animal Respiration Response area Response area (biosphere) (hydrosphere) (atmosphere) (lithosphere)

Answer 1

Sure! Here's how the processes move carbon from one sphere to another, filling in the response areas in your table:

1. Decaying of animals and plants

   • Moving carbon from the Biosphere to the Lithosphere (as carbon becomes part of the soil and fossil fuels).

2. Factory and Vehicle Emissions (burning of fossil fuels)

   • Moving carbon from the Lithosphere to the Atmosphere (as CO2 is released into the atmosphere upon the burning of fossil fuels).

3. Photosynthesis

   • Moving carbon from the Atmosphere to the Biosphere (as plants absorb CO2 from the atmosphere and convert it into organic matter).

4. Plant & Animal Respiration

   • Moving carbon from the Biosphere to the Atmosphere (as living organisms respire and release CO2 back into the atmosphere).

The finalized table should look like this:

| Process | Moving carbon from the... | to the... | |----------------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------| | Decaying of animals and plants | Biosphere | Lithosphere | | Factory and Vehicle Emissions | Lithosphere | Atmosphere | | Photosynthesis | Atmosphere | Biosphere | | Plant & Animal Respiration | Biosphere | Atmosphere |

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