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)
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Process Moving carbon from the... to the...
Example: Ocean Uptake

Atmosphere Hydrosphere
Decaying of animals and plants Biosphere Lithosphere
Factory and Vehicle Emissions

(burning of fossil fuels)

Biosphere Atmosphere
Photosynthesis Biosphere Hydrosph

Answer 1

Here's how to fill in the table based on the processes that move carbon from one sphere to another:

| Process | Moving carbon from the... to the... |
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| Ocean Uptake | Atmosphere | Hydrosphere |
| Decaying of animals and plants | Biosphere | Lithosphere |
| Factory and Vehicle Emissions | Lithosphere | Atmosphere |
| (burning of fossil fuels) | Lithosphere | Atmosphere |
| Photosynthesis | Atmosphere | Biosphere |

### Explanation:
- **Ocean Uptake**: Carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere is absorbed by the ocean (hydrosphere).
- **Decaying of animals and plants**: When organisms decay, they release carbon into the soil (lithosphere).
- **Factory and Vehicle Emissions**: These processes release carbon into the atmosphere from the lithosphere (extraction and burning of fossil fuels).
- **Photosynthesis**: Plants take in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and convert it into organic matter (biosphere).