• Explain The Process That Occur In The Fast Carbon Cycle

Plants pull a quarter of the world’s carbon dioxide from the sky every year. This does not mean that in four years the atmosphere will be completely absorbed of its carbon dioxide. The reason for this is simply the carbon cycle. The Carbon cycle is a very complex process that can be explained in two different ways. The first process is the slow carbon cycle, and the second is the fast carbon cycle. These two cycles will explain why carbon will always be inside the atmosphere.

In the fast carbon cycle plants and phytoplankton are typically the key parts. These two organisms absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere into them. Once they have this energy they use the sun's energy to “combine carbon dioxide (CO2) and water to form sugar (CH2O)

This is because there are typically four different interactions that occur that would cause these plants or phytoplankton to have the absorbed carbon back into the atmosphere. The first interaction would be when animals eat these organisms, and break down the plant sugar to receive the energy inside. The next interaction would occur when plants break down the sugar to receive more energy so that they can grow. The following interaction would occur at the end of a growing season. This is because the plants die and are broken down by bacteria. The final interaction that occurs in the fast carbon cycle would be fire. Natural fires destroy plant organisms every year ranging from trees to small fields. Due to the flames destroying the plants it breaks them down releasing carbon back into the atmosphere. These four interactions are the typical ones that occur in the fast carbon cycle that send carbon back into the atmosphere. This process accounts for about 1016 grams of carbon a year. (What Is the Carbon Cycle? What Is the Science behind

Typically 1013 grams of carbon cycle travel through the world every year. This cycle starts with rain. Atmospheric carbon joins with water to create a weak acid. This weak acid which is in the form of rain falls onto the ground. This weak acid rain has the ability to dissolve rocks. When these rocks are dissolving it causes them to release calcium, magnesium, potassium, or sodium ions. Streams and rivers carry these to the ocean. Now the calcium that is released joins with bicarbonate ions to create calcium carbonate. This calcium carbonate is used by organisms for shell building. Once these organisms die they begin to pile up on the seafloor. After they have been sitting for a long time they become cemented together forming rocks such as limestone. This means the carbon is stored in these rocks. These rocks at the bottom become active when several moving crustal plates collide and one sinks underneath the other. The plate on top melts under extreme heat and pressure and when it recombines it becomes silicate mineral releasing all the carbon inside. This gas is sent through volcanoes that spread the gas into the atmosphere. This process takes millions of years to undergo and is a key function to the carbon cycle. (The Carbon Cycle: Feature