3.1.1.3 The Carbon Cycle - Global Distribution 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyWater and CarbonA2/A-levelAQA Created by: teeseCreated on: 08-04-22 12:40 What is a gigatonne? a billion tonnes 1 of 14 How many gigatonnes of carbon is there is the lithosphere? 100,000 2 of 14 How is carbon stored in the lithosphere? hydrocarbons e.g. fossil fuels. Also in sedimentary rocks 3 of 14 How many tonnes of carbon is there in the hydrosphere? 40,000 4 of 14 How is carbon stored in the hydrosphere? dissolved CO2 in water. Also as calcium carbonate (shells) in marine organisms. 5 of 14 How many gigatonnes of carbon is stored in the biosphere? plants - 610 soil - 1,600 in total 2,210 6 of 14 How is carbon stored in the biosphere? in living things methane in peat in humus and soil 7 of 14 How many gigatonnes of carbon is stored in the cryosphere? 1,400 8 of 14 How is carbon stored in the cryosphere? in dead frozen organisms 9 of 14 How many gigatonnes of carbon is stored in the atmosphere? 776 10 of 14 How is carbon stored in the atmosphere? CO2 Methane 11 of 14 Biomes found in the ------- contain the ---- carbon. tropics most 12 of 14 In general, the further toward the ----- the biome is located, the ---- carbon it stores. poles less 13 of 14 The continents of ----- ------- and Asia (particularly ------ and China) dominate reserves of coal, oil and gas. North America Russia 14 of 14
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