write a brief about the carbon cycle and ozone layer
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The carbon cycle is nature's way of reusing carbon atoms, which travel from the atmosphere into organisms in the Earth and then back into the atmosphere over and over again. Most carbon is stored in rocks and sediments, while the rest is stored in the ocean, atmosphere, and living organisms.
The ozone layer or ozone shield is a region of Earth's stratosphere that absorbs most of the Sun's ultraviolet radiation. It contains a high concentration of ozone in relation to other parts of the atmosphere, although still small in relation to other gases in the stratosphere.
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The carbon cycle
Carbon is found in various form in the earth . it occur in the elemental form as diamond and graphite . in the combined state it is found as carbon dioxide in the atmosphere as carbonate and hydrogen carbonate salt in various minerals , wild online form are based on Carbon containing molecule like protein, carbohydrate ,fat, nucleic acid and vitamins .
- the endoskeleton and exoskeleton of various animals are also formed from carbonate salt .
- carbon is incorporated into life form through the basic process of photosynthesis which is formed in presence of Sunlight by all life form that contain chlorophyll . this process convert carbon dioxide from the atmosphere or dissolve in water into glucose molecule .
Ozone layer
elemental oxygen is normally found in the form of diatomic molecule however in the upper reaches of the atmosphere molecules contain three atom of Oxygen is found .
- this would mean a formula of O3
Unlike the normal diatomic molecule of Oxygen and Ozone is poisonous and we are lucky that it is not stable nearer to the Earth surface but it performs an essential function where it is found it absorb harmful radiation from the Sun ( ultraviolet radiation ) this prevent radiation from reaching the surface of earth where they may damage many forms of life .