Carbon Cycle

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All of the carbon in existence is continually recycled in the carbon cycle. TRUE or FALSE?

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True

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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How is the carbon cycle similar to the water cycle?

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Both involve the transfer of substances between animals, plants, and the Earth.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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Carbon can be found in...

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All of the above

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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This reservoir of carbon is made up of the ground and contains soil, rocks, fossil fuels, and other geological formations.

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Lithosphere

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This reservoir of carbon is the air and gasses that surround the Earth.

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Atmosphere

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This reservoir of carbon is all the water on Earth including in the clouds, oceans, rivers, streams, and underground water supplies.

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Hydrosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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This reservoir of carbon contains all life on Earth.

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Biosphere

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Front

Respiration is the process by which animals take in _____ and release _____.

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oxygen, carbon dioxide

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

Front

Which gas do animals release, that plants depend on for survival?

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Carbon dioxide

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Which of the following processes does NOT move carbon to the atmosphere? Options: Animal respiration (Breathing), Volcanic eruption, Photosynthesis, Burning fossil fuels

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Photosynthesis

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6