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.

Question

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
Factory and Vehicle Emissions

(burning of fossil fuels)

Response area Response area
Photosynthesis Response area Response area
Plant & Animal Respiration Response area Response area


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Answer 1

Here's how you can fill in the table for the processes that move carbon among the different spheres of the Carbon Cycle:

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

This setup shows how carbon moves through the different spheres of the environment based on specific processes.