Mid Term (Physical Science, Chemistry & Environmental Science)

Multiple Choice

When humans burn fossil fuels, most of the carbon quickly enters the                       as carbon dioxide.

• Water
• Atmosphere
• Sun
• Air

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When humans burn fossil fuels, most of the carbon quickly enters the                       as carbon dioxide.

• Water
• Atmosphere
• Sun
• Air

Multiple Choice

What causes the heat that we feel on a hot, sunny day?

• decomposers

• the nitrogen cycle

• too much oxygen in the air

• the greenhouse effect

Multiple Choice

Which organisms take in carbon dioxide?

• humans

• trees

• deer

• birds

Multiple Choice

Which one of these does not add CO₂ to the atmosphere?

• cooking with gas

• planting trees

• burning wood

• riding in a bus

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How does carbon get cycled back into the earth?

• through decomposers

• through the greenhouse effect

• through the burning of fossil fuels

• through photosynthesis

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How does carbon dioxide cycle back and forth between plants and animals?

• Plants give off carbon dioxide, and animals take in carbon dioxide.

• Animals breathe out carbon dioxide, and plants take in carbon dioxide.

• Plants and animals both breathe in carbon dioxide.

• Plants and animals both breathe out carbon dioxide.

Multiple Choice

Combustion is another word for _______________.

• photosynthesis

• the carbon cycle

• the geosphere

• burning

Multiple Choice

What happens to carbon that has been in the soil for millions of years?

• It ceases to be carbon.

• It makes the Earth warmer.

• It turns into fossil fuels like oil and coal.

• It gets cycled back into plants through their roots.

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What happens when gases, like carbon dioxide, get trapped in the atmosphere?

• The temperature of the planet rises.

• Plants produce more oxygen.

• The amount of greenhouse gas decreases.

• The number of decomposers increases.

Multiple Choice

What does not produce carbon dioxide?

• Photosynthesis
• Burning Fossil Fuels
• Animal respiration
• Plants decaying

Multiple Choice

Which of the following adds to the greenhouse effect and global warming?

• the conservation of national forests

• decreasing the amount of air pollution that is created by cars and buses

• the lessening of carbon emissions into the air

• the burning of too much fossil fuel

Multiple Select

How do living organisms return carbon to the atmosphere in the carbon cycle?

• respiration

• decomposition

• photosynthesis

• transpiration

Multiple Choice

In the carbon cycle, producers take in the gas __

• carbon dioxide
• oxygen
• nitrogen
• carbon monoxide

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How does the carbon in grass become part of a lion?

• The lion eats the grass
• Carbon from grass doesn't end up in a lion. 
• The carbon ends up in the lion's food chain. 
• The lion breathes in carbon given out by the plant

Multiple Choice

In what process is Carbon transformed into chemical energy?

• Photosynthesis
• Respiration
• Primary Production
• Secondary Production

Multiple Choice

oxygen is a gas produced by _ and used by  _ 

• plants and animals 
• photosynthesis and carbon dioxide 
• animals and plants 
• carbon dioxide and photosynthesis

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All of the carbon in existence is continually recycled in the carbon cycle

• True
• False

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Which of the following removes carbon from the atmosphere?

• Combustion
• Respiration
• Photosynthesis
• Death

Multiple Choice

Organisms that do not decompose can be buried and become what?

• water
• nutrients
• air
• fossil fuels

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Carbon can be found in...?

• The atmosphere
• Inside of the Earth
• Fossil fuels
• All of the above!

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When plants and animals die -

• they become part of the soil

• the amount of carbon doubles - because it is created

• carbon moves into the soil and the air

• all carbon is destroyed

• all carbon changes into oxygen

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When animals _____, they release CO₂

• inhale

• exhale

• inhale and exhale

• die

• excrete wastes

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Besides fuel, oil can be used to make _____ which can be used for water bottles and parts of iPods

• CH₄

• gold

• CO₂

• plastic

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The carbon cycle is a biogeochemical cycle meaning

• bio= life

• geo= Earth, sediment

• chemical = acid, base

• chemical= movement of atoms

• carbon is in the atmosphere, biosphere, lithosphere; and hydrosphere

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Carbon can exist in 4 spheres

• atmosphere

• globosphere

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

• lithosphere

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If oil is made from decomposed dinosaurs and plastic is made from oil,

• all plastic dinosaurs are made of real dinosaurs

• real dinosaurs were made of plastic

• the plastic keys on my computer/i Pad are from real dinosaurs

• dinosaurs did not exist

• the plastic on my i Phone or i Pod is from real dinosaurs

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Carbon from a polar bear can end up on your peanut butter and jelly sandwich when

• the polar bear dies and CO₂ moves into the atmosphere

• the polar bear inhaled CO₂ from a peanut plant growing in the Artic

• the polar bear eats peanut butter

• CO₂ moves from the atmosphere to the peanut plant

• you eat peanut butter [crushed peanuts from the peanut plant]

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How can a carbon atom from a dinosaur end up in an iPod?

• dinosaurs ate plants or other dinosaurs

• in the movie Jurassic Park, a dinosaur ate a person who had an iPod in his pocket

• dinosaurs died and their bodies became a deposit of hydrocarbons [oil]

• oil is used to make plastic which can be molded into parts of an iPod

• humans drill for oil

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Carbon has been on Earth for billions of years; meaning carbon

• from a T-Rex could be in you

• only exists as a gas

• never moves

• continually cycles between the atmosphere, biosphere, lithosphere, and hydrosphere

Match

Match the vocabulary word to the definition.

• A non-renewable energy source like coal, oil, and natural gas formed from the remains of ancient organisms. 

• A natural resource that can be replenished naturally over time, such as solar or wind energy. 

• The process of converting waste materials into reusable materials to reduce waste and pollution. 

• A gas that is a major contributor to climate change, primarily produced by burning fossil fuels. 

• The practice of planting trees to restore forests that have been cut down or degraded. 

Fossil fuels

Renewable energy

Recycling

Carbon dioxide

Reforestation

• Fossil fuels

• Renewable energy

• Recycling

• Carbon dioxide

• Reforestation

Hotspot

The process by which plants use sunlight, water, and CO2 to create food (glucose) and release oxygen. 

Labelling

Label the Carbon Cycle

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

Decomposition

Fossil Fuels

Photosynthesis

Combustion

Cellular Respiration

The Atmosphere

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