AP Environmental Science Flashcards: The Carbon Cycle

Study The Carbon Cycle in AP Environmental Science with focused flashcards that help you recognize the idea, recall the key rule, and apply it in practice-style prompts.

QUESTION

What is the primary source of anthropogenic CO2 emissions?

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ANSWER

Burning of fossil fuels. Human activities like coal, oil, and gas combustion.

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What this deck covers

This deck focuses on The Carbon Cycle, giving you a quick way to review the definitions, rules, and examples that matter most for AP Environmental Science.

How to use these flashcards

Work through these flashcards in short sessions. Try to answer each prompt before flipping the card, then revisit any cards you miss until the explanation feels automatic.

Practice questions

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A lake absorbs atmospheric CO

_2

during spring (net atmosphere → water flux), but in summer it emits CO

_2

due to high respiration and decomposition. Which process is primarily responsible for moving carbon from the biosphere to the atmosphere in summer?

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