Carbon Cycle Review

What is happening in step
1?

• Animals are decomposing and realizing carbon into the soil.
• Animals are releasing energy into the environment and storing carbon.
• Animals are turning carbon dioxide from the atmosphere into organic molecules.
• Animals are breaking down organic molecules and releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What number represents combustion in this diagram?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

What number would represent photosynthesis in this
diagram?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Carbon is stored in many areas in the carbon cycle.  Select the one location carbon is NOT stored.

• fossil fuels
• water
• atmosphere 
• sunlight

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

How does the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere affect climate?

• As carbon dioxide concentrations increase, temperatures increase
• As carbon dioxide concentration increase, temperatures decrease.
• Carbon dioxide concentrations have no affect on climate
• As carbon dioxide concentrations increase, temperatures become more random.

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

According to most scientists, activities like fossil fuel burning and deforestation have affected the global carbon cycle.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

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

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Carbon exist in many forms on Earth.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Choose the TWO processes that make up the Carbon Cycle.

• Respiration

• Photosynthesis

• Recycling

• Filtration

What is the most important action can humans take to reduce the "greenhouse effect"?

• Stop burning fossil fuels

• Plant trees

• Reduce deforestation

• All of these answers