Carbon Cycle Review #1

Front

What is the effect of deforestation on the carbon cycle?

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Increase in the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere

Front

What is happening at 1?

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respiration: releasing CO2

Front

Which of the following is an example of human impact on the carbon cycle? The increased production of methane gases from cattle farms, The burning of fossil fuels, The cutting down of trees for lumber, Driving automobiles, All of the above

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All of the above

Front

If a forest fire occurs, what will happen to the carbon in the forest?

Back

It will go into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide (CO2)

Front

These gases, such as carbon dioxide, trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere causing global warming

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Greenhouse Gases

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APES.STB.4.C

Front

Carbon atoms cannot be created or destroyed. The number of atoms in the carbon cycle does not change.

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True

Front

Combustion is another word for __________.

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Burning

Front

Which of the following is true of the carbon cycle? Options: Carbon sinks include forests and oceans, Carbon dioxide is released during photosynthesis, Carbon dioxide in the air is reduced by cutting trees, Carbon is concentrated in an igneous rock

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Carbon sinks include forests and oceans

Front

Within the carbon cycle, anything that absorbs more carbon from the atmosphere than it releases.

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carbon sink

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Within the carbon cycle, anything that releases more carbon into the atmosphere than it absorbs.

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carbon source