The diagram shows the different changes carbon goes through as it is transported from fossil fuel to atmospheric gas and back again.
To begin with, carbon, in the form of coal and oil, is extracted from within the earth by mining. After this stage is complete, these fossil fuels are burnt, so as to provide energy for goods manufacturing, the production of electricity, and transport, in fuels such as petrol and diesel.
As a result of burning fossil fuels, CO2 is released into the atmosphere, which causes pollution and contributes to global warming. The negative effects of this step in the cycle are balanced by the CO2 being absorbed by trees. Any reduction in trees, caused by forest clearance, reduces CO2 absorption and adds to global warming. The final stage of the process is when trees decay and gradually form back into coal and oil.
Once the final stage has been completed, the carbon returns to its original state as a fossil fuel and the cycle continues again
The diagram
shows
the
different
changes
carbon goes through as it
is transported
from
fossil
fuel
to atmospheric gas and back again.
To
begin
with, carbon, in the form of coal and oil,
is extracted
from within the earth by mining. After this stage is complete, these
fossil
fuels
are burnt
,
so as to
provide energy for
goods
manufacturing, the production of electricity, and transport, in
fuels
such as petrol and diesel.
As a result
of burning
fossil
fuels
, CO2
is released
into the atmosphere, which causes pollution and contributes to global warming. The
negative
effects of this step in the cycle
are balanced
by the CO2
being absorbed
by trees. Any reduction in trees, caused by forest clearance,
reduces
CO2 absorption and
adds
to global warming. The final stage of the process is when trees decay and
gradually
form back into coal and oil.
Once the final stage has
been completed
, the carbon returns to its original state as a
fossil
fuel
and the cycle continues again