Where is Carbon Found? Carbon can be found everywhere on Earth. Such as water, plants, animals and much more. But is good for us? No, Carbon is not good for us but without it we would be dead. Carbon is always on the move, and will never stop. this is called the Carbon Cycle.
Photosynthesis
People and animals breathe in Oxygen and breathe out Carbon Dioxide that we produce and turn it into Oxygen. Photosynthesis is a process by which green plants use sunlight to turn Carbon into Oxygen.
Respiration
We breathe in Oxygen and breathe out Carbon Dioxide and will keep doing this until we die. How do trees affect the Carbon Cycle? Trees suck up the Carbon Dioxide that we make and they breath out the pure Oxygen that we will breath back in and this will keep going until the world explodes!
Decomposing
What is decomposing? Decomposing is when an animal or plant dies and begins to break down and then all the Carbon that was stored in the creature gets released and the other trees absorb the Carbon
Compaction
What is Compaction? Compaction is when an animal dies and begins the process of breaking down. After the animal breaks down is Compacts and over a long period of time (100 Million years) is starts to become Oil, Gas, Coal (fossil fuels) and we burn these fuels that are then released into the atmosphere.
The Carbon Cycle is a really important part of life for everyone. This will never stop.
