The carbon cycle

The carbon cycle

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Quiz

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Science

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9th - 12th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Medium

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NGSS
MS-LS1-6, MS-ESS3-5, HS-ESS2-6

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Standards-aligned

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Kishinna Fields

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Water
Atmosphere
Sun
Air

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

cooking with gas
planting trees
burning wood
riding in a bus

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Combustion is another word for _______________.

a train
a bus
a dog
burning

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What does not produce carbon dioxide?

Photosynthesis
Burning Fossil Fuels
Animal respiration
Plants decaying

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

respiration and photosynthesis
 decomposition and respiration

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

In the carbon cycle, producers take in the gas __

carbon dioxide
oxygen
nitrogen
carbon monoxide

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

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

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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