3.1.1.3 The Carbon Cycle - Global Distribution

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What is a gigatonne?
a billion tonnes
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How many gigatonnes of carbon is there is the lithosphere?
100,000
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How is carbon stored in the lithosphere?
hydrocarbons e.g. fossil fuels. Also in sedimentary rocks
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How many tonnes of carbon is there in the hydrosphere?
40,000
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How is carbon stored in the hydrosphere?
dissolved CO2 in water. Also as calcium carbonate (shells) in marine organisms.
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How many gigatonnes of carbon is stored in the biosphere?
plants - 610
soil - 1,600
in total 2,210
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How is carbon stored in the biosphere?
in living things
methane in peat
in humus and soil
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How many gigatonnes of carbon is stored in the cryosphere?
1,400
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How is carbon stored in the cryosphere?
in dead frozen organisms
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How many gigatonnes of carbon is stored in the atmosphere?
776
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How is carbon stored in the atmosphere?
CO2
Methane
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Biomes found in the ------- contain the ---- carbon.
tropics
most
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In general, the further toward the ----- the biome is located, the ---- carbon it stores.
poles
less
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The continents of ----- ------- and Asia (particularly ------ and China) dominate reserves of coal, oil and gas.
North America
Russia
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