Question

The long-term and short-term carbon cycles are connected by the fact that some of the carbon contained in C₆H₁₂O₆ (or other organic molecules) in plants is incorporated into sedimentary rocks or oil; carbon in sedimentary rock and oil is not immediately cycled back to the atmosphere.True / False.

Answer 1

True

Step-by-step explanation:

The carbon cycle is the process of carbon moving between the atmosphere to organisms and back to the atmosphere. The cycle is divided into four steps:

• Photosynthesis
• Decomposition
• Respiration
• Combustion

When the carbon gas is in the air it dissolves into the ocean, this causes a decrease of carbon gas in the air. The dissolved gas reacts with water forming carbonate compounds, that are in turn deposited into the sedimentary rocks.