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The Carbon Cycle( also known as ecology) : is a series of combined processes, including photosynthesis, decomposition, and respiration, by which carbon as a component of various compounds cycles between its major reservoirs the atmosphere, oceans, and living organisms. []



A BIT ABOUT THE CARBON TAX ... Ok, so here's a long story cut short 100 of the biggest carbon producers (might exclude petrol companies) will be fined $23.00 for every ton of carbon they release into the air.

(by eliza)

=__//**Christian's Input Part 1: What is the Carbon Cycle?**//__= The carbon cycle was initially discovered by Joseph Priestly & Antoine Lavoisier. The carbon cycle is a biochemical cycle, biosphere, pedosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere of the Earth. Carbon is reused through all organisms in the biosphere.Most of you would know it as carbon dioxide and it is highly vital role, supporting life. Trees take in carbon and later converts the carbon into oxygen which is caused by photosynthesis, producing carbohydrates in the process. Oxygen as you know all living all organisms breath in. When we breath out carbon is released and then collected by the trees... AGAIN!!!

When an organism dies it starts to decay and release carbon or if not, methane. This all revolves around the fungi that breaks down the carbon which is forced to produce a different type of gas. Carbon compounds found in dead organisms are processed into carbon. The carbon is sent over time underground and is transformed into fossil fuels. Burning fossil fuels such as coal, petroleum products, and natural gas releases carbon that has been stored in the geosphere for millions of years. Burning "argofuels" which are caused by solid biomass and biogasses, releases carbon into the atmosphere which I think you would know by now. During the process of Respiration, carbon is sent down to the bottom of the ocean floor and produces plants that marine life eat. When the fossil fuels are collected, they are burned off to run electricity and power for families. Burning fossil fuels such as coal, petroleum products, and natural gas releases carbon that has been stored in the geosphere for millions of years. Burning "argofuels" which are caused by solid biomass and biogasses, releases carbon into the atmosphere which I think you would know by now. When the gas is released, it is basically turning against itself. Since it has been stored below sea level for such a long time it has started to rot and when burned the gas destroys living organisms, mostly plants.

Carbon is an essential part of life on Earth. About half the dry weight of most living organisms is carbon. Did you know that carbons feeds on dead organisms, freaky huh? All living biomass holds about 575 gigatons of carbon, most of which is wood. The oceans contain around 36,000 gigatonnes of carbon, over 90%, with most of the remainder being carbonate!

That was Christian's Input. Hope you learned alot and there will be more coming soon!!!

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=__//**Christian's Input Part 2: Why is carbon so important? What makes it so important?**//__= Carbon: It is the source for every living thing in the planet. Who could possibly imagine a world without carbon, it feeds trees and plants for our daily oxygen intake, it is the gas that runs through about everything that is natural, all living things are made of 25% carbon. Although it is a gas it helps sustain all of life's existence. It is the core ingredient. For us to breathe we need oxygen, for the trees to give us oxygen we need carbon. Every living organism releases carbon into the Earth's Atmosphere. Carbon is then absorbed by all trees and releases carbon. And this cycle is repeated all over again to maintain existence in everything! This is called the process of Photosynthesis. This can be explained in many ways.

Because carbon is so important I thought I was just going to focus on the "core ingredient" which is carbon. Carbon has several allotropes which simply means: Each of two or more different physical forms in which an element can exist. In this case the most common allotrope's of carbon are Amorphous carbon, Graphite, and Diamond. These substances are told to withhold carbon.

If a leaf falls off of a healthy tree, when colliding with the surface over time since the carbon wasn't released, it is spread shortly around the area where the leaf lay. This decay grows fungi such as shrubs and wild mushroom, just to name a few. Fungi carries small organisms such as moulds and moss. When fungi later disintegrates, it releases a different type of gas, methane. So many GASES!!! Overall fungus is disgusting but it is a natural process in life which we can't stop.

That was Christian's Input. Hope you learned alot this week and there will be more to come soon!!!!

Thanks for the support!!! :)

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=__//**Christian's Input Part 3: What is Carbon Dating, how does it work?**//__= Carbon dating or //Carbon-14//, is a radioactive isotope (Radionuclide) of carbon withholding an unstable nucleus or centre characterised by excess energy to be breached to a newly formed radiation particle within the nucleus containing 6 protons and eight neutrons. Carbon-14 was discovered on 27 February 1940, by Martin Kamen and Sam Ruben at the University of California Radiation Laboratory in Berkeley. The operation begun when Franz Kurie believed of it's very existence in 1934. It's presence in organic materials is the basis of the radiocarbon dating method pioneered by Willard Libby and colleagues in 1949, to date archaeological, geological, and hydrogeological samples. To simplify it, carbon dating is extremely complicated.

There are three, naturally occurring isotopes of carbon on this planet, 99% of it being carbon-12. Carbon-12 being the more abundant than the other two isotopes containing six protons and six neutrons. And almost 1% is Carbon-13 which has one extra neutron, with the remainder being Carbon-14 occurring in small amounts.

Have you ever seen the news or read a newspaper or magazine and find an article fascinating, ancient artifacts that have been preserved inside of the earth FOR A LONG TIME??? And the Archaeologists just observe the artifacts and just from looking at it they predict how old the piece is? Scientists then test these fragile subjects, using radioactivity or Carbon-14 to determine the age of the artifact. I think you know what I'm trying to connect too here, huh? Radionuclide is used to determine how long the artifact has lived for. It is amazing.

This is where I end this weeks input! Special thanks to Mrs Straub for the great topic idea! Thanks for all the support and please, if you have any ideas for next week, please inform me about it on the discussion page!

That was Christian's Input! More will be posted! Every Monday I will post them so stay tuned!

Thanks Everyone!!! :)

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