How does carbon stored in the bodies of living organisms move into rocks?
Living organisms decay and become fossil fuels and those fuels are used to power rock making machines!
Carbon dioxide dissolves in ocean water and is slowly absorbed by rocks in the ocean
Carbon dioxide released through respiration (breathing) dissolves into certain rocks like limestone.
Living organisms die and decay releasing carbon into the soil. The soil is compacted into rocks
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over time, which trap and store the carbon. This process is known as carbon sequestration. Additionally, plants absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere during photosynthesis and use it to build their structures. When these plants die, they can become buried in sediment and eventually turn into fossil fuels, such as coal or oil. Over millions of years, these fossil fuels can be buried deeper and subjected to heat and pressure, causing the carbon to chemically transform into carbonates and other minerals that form rocks.
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