The Carbon Challenge

How much do you know about

Carbon Cycle?
In the atmosphere,
to which element
carbon is attached?

Oxygen
True or False

Carbon stays still.

False
True or False
Greenhouse gases
such as carbon
dioxide are
unnecessary for
Earth.

False
Plants that die and are
buried may turn into
__________ made of
carbon like coal and oil
over millions of years.

Fossil Fuels
In living organisms, carbon
is in a form of _________.

Sugars/Carbohydrates
Carbon
Cycle
What is carbon?
Carbon is the fourth most
abundant element in
the universe, and is
absolutely essential to life on
Earth.
Carbon is often referred to
as the "building block of life"
because living things are
based on carbon and carbon
compounds.
Carbon Cycle
The carbon cycle is the
circulation and transformation
of carbon back and forth
between living things and the
environment.
The carbon cycle is the
biogeochemical cycle by which
carbon is exchanged among the
biosphere, pedosphere,
geosphere, hydrosphere, and
atmosphere of the Earth.
Simple Carbon Cycle Steps
Types of Carbon
Cycle
Geological Carbon Cycle
Biological Carbon Cycle
Terminologies on
Carbon Cycle
Carbon sink
Carbon source
Natural sources
Human sources
Natural carbon source
Ocean (through Ocean-atmosphere
exchange)
 Plant and Animal Respiration
 Soil Respiration and
Decomposition
 Volcanic Eruptions
Human carbon source
Fossil Fuel Combustion/ Use
 Electricity and Heat Sector
 Transportation Sector
 Industrial Sector
 Land Use Changes
 Industrial Processes
Carbon footprint
Carbon sequestration
Carbon offset
The Carbon Challenge II
How much do you learn about
Carbon Cycle?
Deforestation is under what
human carbon source?
Land use change/s
Carbon offset as a way for
governments and private
companies to earn carbon
credits that can be traded
on a marketplace is
sanctified by?
Kyoto Protocol
Carbon sequestration or
carbon offset?
Carbon offset
Carbon footprints
are expressed in
________________.
Carbon dioxide equivalent
True or False
Ocean is considered
only as a carbon
source.

False
True or False

Reforestation is a form of
carbon offset and sequestration.
True
References:
http://ete.cet.edu/gcc/?/globaltemp_carbon_cyc
le/
https://eo.ucar.edu/kids/green/cycles6.htm
http://oceansjsu.com/105d/exped_ecosystems/4
.html
http://thecarboncycledio.weebly.com/the-
carbon-cycle.html
http://whatsyourimpact.org/greenhouse-
gases/carbon-dioxide-emissions
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_footprint
http://www.climate-change-guide.com/carbon-
footprint-definition.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_sequestrati
on
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_offset