The Carbon/Oxygen Cycle

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

• Water
• Atmosphere
• Sun
• Air

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

Combustion is another word for _______________.

• a train
• a bus
• a dog
• burning

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does not produce carbon dioxide?

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

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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 what process is Carbon transformed into chemical energy?

• Photosynthesis
• Respiration
• Primary Production
• Secondary Production

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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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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which of the following removes carbon from the atmosphere?

• Combustion
• Respiration
• Photosynthesis
• Death

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Carbon can be found in...?

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

How do plants affect the air that animals and people breathe?

• Plants use oxygen from the air to make their own food

• Plants release pollution into the air

• Plants take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen

• Plants take in oxygen and release carbon dioxide

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

TRUE or FALSE?
All of the carbon in existence is continually recycled in the carbon cycle.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3