Definitions for carbon cycle
car·bon cy·cle

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. carbon cyclenoun

   the organic circulation of carbon from the atmosphere into organisms and back again

2. carbon cyclenoun

   a thermonuclear reaction in the interior of stars

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1. carbon cyclenoun

   the physical cycle of carbon through the Earth's biosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere that includes such processes as photosynthesis, decomposition, respiration and carbonification.

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1. Carbon cycle

   The carbon cycle is the biogeochemical cycle by which carbon is exchanged among the biosphere, pedosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere of Earth. Carbon is the main component of biological compounds as well as a major component of many minerals such as limestone. Along with the nitrogen cycle and the water cycle, the carbon cycle comprises a sequence of events that are key to make Earth capable of sustaining life. It describes the movement of carbon as it is recycled and reused throughout the biosphere, as well as long-term processes of carbon sequestration to and release from carbon sinks. Carbon sinks in the land and the ocean each currently take up about one-quarter of anthropogenic carbon emissions each year. Humans have disturbed the biological carbon cycle for many centuries by modifying land use, and moreover with the recent industrial-scale mining of fossil carbon (coal, petroleum, and gas extraction, and cement manufacture) from the geosphere. Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere had increased nearly 52% over pre-industrial levels by 2020, forcing greater atmospheric and Earth surface heating by the Sun. The increased carbon dioxide has also increased the acidity of the ocean surface by about 30% due to dissolved carbon dioxide, carbonic acid and other compounds, and is fundamentally altering marine chemistry. The majority of fossil carbon has been extracted over just the past half century, and rates continue to rise rapidly, contributing to human-caused climate change. The largest consequences to the carbon cycle, and to the biosphere which critically enables human civilization, are still set to unfold due to the vast yet limited inertia of the Earth system. Restoring balance to this natural system is an international priority, described in both the Paris Climate Agreement and Sustainable Development Goal 13.

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1. carbon cycle

   The carbon cycle is a natural process through which carbon is exchanged between the various parts of the earth, including the atmosphere, land, ocean, and living organisms. It involves various stages such as photosynthesis, decomposition, respiration, and combustion, where carbon compounds are reused and recycled. This cycle plays a crucial role in regulating the Earth's climate by controlling the amount of carbon dioxide, a potent greenhouse gas, in the atmosphere.

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1. Carbon cycle

   The carbon cycle is the biogeochemical cycle by which carbon is exchanged among the biosphere, pedosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere of the Earth. Along with the nitrogen cycle and the water cycle, the carbon cycle comprises a sequence of events that are key to making the Earth capable of sustaining life; it describes the movement of carbon as it is recycled and reused throughout the biosphere. The global carbon budget is the balance of the exchanges of carbon between the carbon reservoirs or between one specific loop of the carbon cycle. An examination of the carbon budget of a pool or reservoir can provide information about whether the pool or reservoir is functioning as a source or sink for carbon dioxide. The carbon cycle was initially discovered by Joseph Priestley and Antoine Lavoisier, and popularized by Humphry Davy.

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1. • Organic Process
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   The numerical value of carbon cycle in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

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   The numerical value of carbon cycle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of carbon cycle in a Sentence

1. Edda Aradóttir:

   We are assisting the natural carbon cycle to find its previous balance, so for me, at least, this makes total sense — but we have to use it wisely.

2. Edda Aradóttir:

   We, as humans, have disturbed the balance of the natural carbon cycle. So it's our job to restore the balance, we are assisting the natural carbon cycle to find its previous balance, so for me, at least, this makes total sense — but we have to use it wisely.

3. Marty Odlin:

   We can do large-scale afforestation efforts, but they're not going to get us to where we need to go, they're not removing carbon from the carbon cycle.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=carbon cycle
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Carbon_Cycle
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_Cycle
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=carbon cycle