Carbon Cycle Quiz

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

• cooking with gas
• planting trees
• burning wood
• riding in a bus

Which of these is a real path in the carbon cycle?

• Atmospheric CO₂ -> land plants -> limestone
• Atmospheric CO₂ -> oceanic CO₂ -> marine plants/algae -> coal
• Atmospheric CO₂ -> land plants -> land animals -> soil

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Which one of these sources of carbon is NOT a part of the geosphere?

• Coal
• Petroleum
• Natural gas
• Dissolved CO₂ in the ocean

In the process of photosynthesis, plants use the energy of the Sun to form ___ and ___ from ___ and ___.

• glucose and oxygen; carbon dioxide and water
• carbon dioxide and water; glucose and oxyge

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During respiration, carbon moves from ________ to ________.

• plant;animal
• plant;sky
• animal;sky
• sky;animal

If the animal population decreased, the amount of carbon would _____.

• Stay the same
• Increase
• Decrease

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NGSS.HS-LS2-5

Which of the following add carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?

• volcanoes
• combustion of fossil fuels
• animal and plant respiration
• all of these

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The global carbon cycle involves which factors?

• the flow of carbon matter and energy from one reservoir to another
• the natural processes of photosynthesis and respiration
• a holding place for carbon, including the ocean, terrestrial living organisms, soils, sediments and atmosphere
• all of the above

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The movement of carbon, in its many forms, between the atmosphere, ocean, living organisms, and land and rocks is:

• The carbon cycle
• The greenhouse effect
• Photosynthesis
• Weathering

Which one of these sources of carbon is NOT a part of the geosphere?

• Coal
• Petroleum
• Natural gas
• Dissolved CO₂ in the ocean