Quiz about HS-ESS2-6 Carbon Cycle

Question 1

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

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planting trees

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cooking with gas

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burning wood

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riding in a bus

Question 2

Combustion is another word for _______________.

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burning

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a train

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a bus

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a dog

Question 3

What does not produce carbon dioxide?

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Photosynthesis

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Burning Fossil Fuels

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Animal respiration

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Plants decaying

Question 4

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

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decomposition and respiration

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respiration and photosynthesis

Question 5

In the carbon cycle, producers take in the gas __

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carbon dioxide

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oxygen

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nitrogen

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carbon monoxide

Question 6

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

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The carbon ends up in the lion's food chain.

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The lion eats the grass

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Carbon from grass doesn't end up in a lion.

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The lion breathes in carbon given out by the plant

Question 7

In what process is carbon dioxide transformed into chemical energy of glucose?

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Photosynthesis

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Respiration

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Primary Production

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Secondary Production

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

True

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False

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

fossil fuels

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water

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nutrients

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air

Question 10

Why is the ocean important to the carbon cycle?

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It keeps sediment containing carbon underwater for millions of years

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The ocean always releases more carbon dioxide then it takes in (increases global warming)

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The ocean isn't important to the carbon cycle.

Question 11

Carbon can be found in...?

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All of the above!

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The atmosphere

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Inside of the Earth

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Fossil fuels

Question 12

Carbon dioxide is produced by the burning of fossil fuels

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True

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False

Question 13

Carbon dioxide is easily dissolved in water.

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True

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False

Question 14

Which process converts carbon in the form of sugar into carbon dioxide gas?

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Respiration

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Bioremediation

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Photosynthesis

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Transpiration

Question 15

If global warming increases ocean temperatures, then how will that effect the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?

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The oceans will release more CO₂ and increase the amount of atmospheric CO₂

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The oceans will absorb more CO₂ and reduce the amount of atmospheric CO₂

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The oceans will have no effect on the amount of atmospheric CO₂

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

glucose and oxygen; carbon dioxide and water

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carbon dioxide and water; glucose and oxygen

Question 17

The circulation of the element Carbon among Earth's atmosphere, land, oceans, and organisms is called _____________.

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the Carbon Cycle

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the Oxygen Cycle

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the Carbon dioxide Cycle

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the Water Cycle

Question 18

_____________ is an essential element of all living creatures.

Accepted Answer

Carbon

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Gold

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Carbon dioxide

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Silver

Question 19

The total amount of the carbon on Earth is constant due to Earth being a closed system and the conservation of matter.

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True

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False

Question 20

Bacteria that decompose dead plants release _____________ back into the atmosphere.

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carbon

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water

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nitrogen

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oxygen

Question 21

Organisms that die in the ocean may __________ to the bottom and form limestone rock after a long period of time.

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sink

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float

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rise

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increase

Question 22

Ocean coral and oysters use carbon to create _________.

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shells & skeletons

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oxygen

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leaves

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food

Question 23

Limestone is a type of rock created from the ______________ of dead sea organisms.

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shells

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waste

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slime

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unknown

Question 24

Over ________________ of years, once-living matter that remains in the ground can transform into fossil fuels.

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millions

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hundreds

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thousands

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a few handful

Question 25

Since the mid- 1800's, _____________ activity has significantly altered the carbon cycle.

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human

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animal

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plant

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unknown

Question 26

Burning fossil fuels has raised the concentration of ___________ in the atmosphere.

Accepted Answer

carbon

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oxygen

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rain

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nitrogen

Question 27

When a volcanic eruption spews gases and ash into the air, which two spheres are interacting?

Accepted Answer

Geosphere and Atmosphere

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Hydrosphere and geosphere

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Biosphere and Geosphere

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Biosphere and Atmosphere

Question 28

Which of the following accurately represents a carbon source and the process which releases carbon from that source?

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plants, photosynthesis

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fossil fuels, respiration

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animals, photosynthesis

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bicarbonate, combustion

Question 29

Which of the following is NOT a flux process of carbon for the carbon cycle?

Accepted Answer

Atmosphere

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Diffusion

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Combustion

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Decomposition

Question 30

Which of the following is NOT a carbon reservoir?

Accepted Answer

Decomposition

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Atmosphere

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Soil

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Coal stored in Earth's Crust (Fossil Fuels

Question 31

What flux process takes place when carbon begins in the bacteria and fungus reservoir as a carbohydrate and ends as carbon dioxide in the atmosphere reservoir?

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Respiration

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Diffusion

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Photosynthesis

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Combustion

Question 32

What flux process occurs when phytoplankton remove the dissolved carbon dioxide from the surrounding seawater in order to make glucose

Accepted Answer

Photosynthesis

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Diffusion

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Decomposition

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Respiration

Question 33

What flux process occurs when coal (fossil fuel) is used for energy?

Accepted Answer

Combustion

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Decomposition

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Pressurization

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Respiration

Question 34

What form is carbon in plants?

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macromolecules (lipids, proteins, nucleic acids & carbohydrates)

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CO2 gas

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Carbon Solid (pure carbon)

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Dissolved CO2

Question 35

What form is carbon on the ocean surface?

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Dissolved CO2

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CO2 gas

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Organic compounds (carbohydrates)

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Carbon solid (pure carbon)

Question 36

What form is carbon in shellfish and coral?

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Calcium Carbonate

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CO2 gas Calcium

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Carbon solid (pure carbon)

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Dissolved CO2

Question 37

What process brings in carbon from the atmosphere into the terrestrial (land) food web? (More than one answer)

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Photosynthesis

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Respiration

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Combustion

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Decomposition

Question 38

Carbon compounds move from plants to animals via the process of _______?

Accepted Answer

Ingestion (eating)

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Respiration

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Photosynthesis

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Diffusion

Question 39

Which process moves carbon from above-ground food webs to the food web in the soil?

Accepted Answer

Death and Decomposition

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Respiration

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Photosynthesis

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Ingestion(eating)

Question 40

Which forest carbon process moves carbon from the biosphere to the atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

Both respiration and combustion

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Ingestion

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Combustion/Burning

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Respiration

Question 41

Limstone is a sedimentary rock made of Calcium carbonate.  When it melts due to tectonic forces or volcanic action, the chemical reaction causes it to release

Accepted Answer

Carbon dioxide

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Oxygen

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calcium carbonate

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carbohydrates

Question 42

carbon is moved from rocks and soil on land to rivers and oceans by a process called

Accepted Answer

all of these

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weathering

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erosion

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runoff

Question 43

Coal, gas and oil are three main types of

Accepted Answer

all of these

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carbon that originally came from plants that died

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fossil fuels that we burn for energy

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carbon that came from phytoplankton that died

Question 44

Atmospheric carbon dioxide dissolves into ocean surface waters.

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The colder the water, the more is dissolved

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The warmer the water, the more is dissolved

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Temperature has no effect on how much dissolves

Question 45

You might think that carbon trapped deep in Earth's crust would be locked there forever, but in fact subduction and the intense heat of the core release carbon dioxide through:

Accepted Answer

volcanoes

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magnetic pole reversals

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hot springs

Question 46

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

Accepted Answer

Atmospheric CO₂ -> land plants -> land animals -> soil

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Atmospheric CO₂ -> land plants -> limestone

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Atmospheric CO₂ -> oceanic CO₂ -> marine plants/algae -> coal

Question 47

Coal (a form of carbon) is a part of which sphere ?

Accepted Answer

Geosphere

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Atmosphere

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Hydrosphere

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Biosphere

Question 48

Carbon dioxide dissolved in the ocean is a part of which system?

Accepted Answer

Hydrosphere

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Atmosphere

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Biosphere

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Geosphere

Question 49

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

Accepted Answer

petroleum

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shells/coral

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land plants

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marine animals

Question 50

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

Accepted Answer

Dissolved CO₂ in the ocean

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Coal

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Petroleum

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Natural gas

Question 51

What is the end product of burning fossil fuels (whether they are coal, oil or natural gas) and where does it go?

Accepted Answer

Carbon dioxide; atmosphere

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Methane; atmosphere

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Oxygen; atmosphere

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Water; atmosphere

Question 52

With regard to time, the carbon cycle can be as quick as the ___ cycle and as slow as the ___ cycle.

Accepted Answer

water; rock

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rock; water

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Sun; Moon

Question 53

An example of a fast flux rate is

Accepted Answer

respiration by plants

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volcanic eruption/release of carbon trapped in rock material

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creation of stored carbon in fossil fuels

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formation of organic limestone in the deep ocean

Question 54

TRUE or FALSE There's more carbon stored in the ocean than surface sediments, biosphere and atmosphere.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Answer

FALSE

HS-ESS2-6 Carbon Cycle

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