Carbon Cycle Crossword

1. The layer of gasses surrounding the earth.
5. Fuels A natural fuel formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms.
8. The process by which plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to create oxygen and energy in the form of sugar.
9. A slow part of the carbon cycle where carbon is moved through the earth's crust between rocks, soil oceans and atmosphere.
11. Rocks Rocks formed from the accumulation of or deposition of organic or mineral particles.
13. Refers to anything related to land.
15. The solid carbon, both organic and inorganic, stored in the earths soils.
17. The burning of organic material in the presence of oxygen.
18. The total amount of water, in any form, on the planet.
19. A component within a system that accumulates or holds material and/or energy.

2. The release of CO2 into the atmosphere, soil or oceans from organisms. .
3. A fast part of the carbon cycle where carbon is moved from the atmosphere to the biosphere, then back to the atmosphere.
4. The breaking down of organic matter by bacteria, releasing carbon compounds back to the surroundings.
6. The zone of life on earth / The worldwide sum of all ecosystems.
7. Refers to a recurring sequence or pattern of events occurring over time, typically involving the movement and transformation of materials and energy.
10. Gases Found in the atmosphere and raise the earths surface temperature.
12. The transfer of a material or energy from one store to another.
14. The process of capturing and storing Atmospheric CO2 either in the form of a liquid or solid.
16. The solid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and mantle.