Carbon Cycle

Front

Combustion is another word for __________.

Back

Burning

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

Front

If the plant population decreased, the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere would _________.

Back

Increase

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Front

Carbon can be found in...

Back

All of the above (The atmosphere, Soil, Fossil fuels)

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Front

Through food chains, the carbon that is in plants moves to the animals that eat them. When an animal eats another animal, carbon is ___________________.

Back

transferred

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Front

Which process removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?

Back

tree farms

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Front

What is the carbon cycle?

Back

The process by which carbon is exchanged between the atmosphere, land, water, and living organisms.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Front

What role do plants play in the carbon cycle?

Back

Plants absorb carbon dioxide during photosynthesis and release oxygen.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Front

What is photosynthesis?

Back

The process by which green plants use sunlight to synthesize foods with the help of chlorophyll.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Front

What is respiration in the context of the carbon cycle?

Back

The process by which living organisms convert oxygen and glucose into energy, releasing carbon dioxide.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Front

How do fossil fuels contribute to the carbon cycle?

Back

Fossil fuels release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere when burned.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-LS2-5