the carbon cycle
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the carbon cycle
By: Justice Blocker
5 facts about the carbon cycle...........
- Carbon is a chemical element with the symbol C and atomic number 6.
- The word Carbon comes from the Latin word carbo, meaning coal.
- The simplest hydrocarbon compound is methane.
- Carbon was discovered by early humans in the form charcoal and soot.
- Charcoal is commonly used for grilling food on barbeques.
what is carbon?
- Carbon is a widely distributed element that forms organic compounds in combination with hydrogen, oxygen
~~ Carbon is a widely distributed element that forms organic compounds in combination with hydrogen, oxygen, etc., and that occurs in a pure state as diamond and graphite, and in an impure state as charcoal.
What is the carbon cycle?
- The Carbon Cycle is the series of processes by which carbon compounds are interconverted in the environment
~~The Carbon Cycle is the series of processes by which carbon compounds are interconverted in the environment, chiefly involving the incorporation of carbon dioxide into living tissue by photosynthesis and its return to the atmosphere through respiration, the decay of dead organisms, and the burning of fossil fuels
