Scales and Processes of the Global Carbon Cycle

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This static visualization shows that the global carbon cycle is determined by the interactions of climate, the environment, and Earth's living systems at many levels, from molecular to global.

The main way that solar energy is captured and stored on Earth is through the complex chemical process known as photosynthesis.

Gradual atmospheric changes were due to plants and other organisms that captured carbon dioxide and released oxygen.

Photoelectric materials emit electrons when they absorb light of a high-enough frequency.

The significance of a phenomenon is dependent on the scale, proportion, and quantity at which it occurs.

Using the concept of orders of magnitude allows one to understand how a model at one scale relates to a model at another scale.

Some systems can only be studied indirectly as they are too small, too large, too fast, or too slow to observe directly.

Patterns observable at one scale may not be observable or exist at other scales.