How does carbon move between the atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and geosphere? Explore: Use the Gizmo to create a path for carbon that begins and ends in the atmosphere. Fill in the steps in the path below. Then, label each location with the system it represents. Finally, summarize very briefly how the carbon atom got to that location.
Carbon path
System
How it got there
Atmospheric CO2
Atmosphere
Atmospheric CO2 comes from volcanoes, burning fossil fuels, and other sources.
exposed rocks
hydrosphere
atmospheric carbon dioxide is dissolved in the cold water.
oceanic CO2
biosphere
shelieporal
geosphere
limestone
cement
Atmospheric CO2