Oxygen Cycle

Prepared by: Norally Mae P. Avila

 OXYGEN

 Oxygen occurs freely in the air,

trapped in the earth crust as chemical Oxygen Structure
compounds, or dissolved in water.
 It is mostly utilized by living organisms
 It is also the most common element of
the human body.
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What is oxygen cycle? The oxygen cycle is a
biogeochemical cycle that
describes the movement of
oxygen within the earth’s
three main reservoirs – the
lithosphere (land), the
hydrosphere (water), and
the atmosphere (air), which
make up the earth’s
biosphere.
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 Process of Oxygen
Cycle
Photolysis happens when
the ultraviolet radiation of
ATMOSPHERE sunlight breaks apart
- Oxygen is released by oxygen-containing
the process known as molecules such as nitrous
photolysis. oxide and atmospheric
water to release free
oxygen.
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 Process of Oxygen
Cycle
During the photosynthesis,
plants and planktons use
BIOSPHERE sunlight energy, water, and
- the major oxygen carbon dioxide to make
cycles are food (carbohydrates) and
photosynthesis and release oxygen as a by-
respiration product.

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 Process of Oxygen
Cycle
Respiration happens when
humans and animals
BIOSPHERE breathe in oxygen which is
- the major oxygen used during metabolism to
cycles are break down carbohydrates
photosynthesis and and exhale carbon dioxide
respiration as a by-product.

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 Process of Oxygen
Cycle
During chemical reactions
and some weathering
LITHOSPHERE
processes, a portion of the
- The process is natural
trapped oxygen in the
and happens
minerals is released into
automatically as the
the atmosphere.
pure mineral elements
absorb or react with the
free oxygen.
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 Oxygen Generation &
Consumption
Oxygen is used up in:
Respiration
Decomposing
Rusting
Oxygen is produced by:
Combustion
Plants
Sunlight

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Oxygen Cycle

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References

Walker J.C.G. (1980) The Oxygen Cycle. In: The Natural Environment
and the Biogeochemical Cycles. The Handbook of Environmental
Chemistry. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg

“What is oxygen Cycle”. Earth Eclipse. Retrieved from:

https://www.eartheclipse.com/environment/process-of-oxygen-
cycle.html