Carbon Cycle

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

• Water
• Atmosphere
• Sun
• Air

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

• respiration and photosynthesis
•  decomposition and respiration

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In the carbon cycle, producers take in the gas __

• carbon dioxide
• oxygen
• nitrogen
• carbon monoxide

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In what process is Carbon transformed into chemical energy?

• Photosynthesis
• Respiration
• Primary Production
• Secondary Production

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

• Stay the same
• Increase
• Decrease

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Carbon can be found in...?

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

Carbon dioxide is produced by the burning of fossil fuels

• True
• False

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The process of burning something

• Fossil Fuel
• Combustion
• Consumption
• Decomposition

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Volcanic eruptions is a part of which system? (within the context of the carbon cycle)

• Atmosphere
• Hydrosphere
• Biosphere
• Geosphere

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