OXYGEN

CYCLE
Processes that Use Oxygen
• Respiration: When we breather, we use oxygen and release
carbon dioxide. Similarly, animals and plants also use oxygen
when they breathe.
• Combustion: When you burn something let’s say a paper, you
need three things for combustion to take place i.e. oxygen,
fuel and heat. So, when you burn a paper, it uses oxygen and
releases carbon dioxide and may be some other gases.
• Decomposition: Decomposition occurs when plants and
animals die. When this happens, they decompose and such
process uses oxygen and releases carbon dioxide.
• Rusting: When things rust, they use oxygen. This is also called
as oxidation.
Processes that Produce Oxygen
• Plants: Plants produce oxygen during the
process of photosynthesis. During the process
of photosynthesis, plants use carbon dioxide,
sunlight, and water to create energy.
• Sunlight: Some oxygen also gets produced
when sunlight reacts with water vapor in the
atmosphere.