Carbon Cycle Bead Reservoirs and time spent

What is the value of a blue rectangle?

• 10 Gt

• 50 Gt

• 100 Gt

• 500 Gt

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

What is the value of a red triangle?

• 10 Gt

• 50 Gt

• 100 Gt

• 500 Gt

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-LS2-5

What is the value of a yellow circle?

• 10 Gt

• 50 Gt

• 100 Gt

• 500 Gt

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-LS2-5

How many red triangles must be added to the upper ocean and marine life to equal 900 Gt?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

How many red triangles and yellow circles must be added to the ocean floor surface sediment to equal 1,750 Gt?

• 1 triangle, 3 circles

• 2 triangles, 5 circles

• 5 triangles, 2 circles

• 3 circles, 1 triangle

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

Which reservoir holds the most carbon?

• atmosphere

• vegetation

• soil

• deep ocean

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

Which two reservoirs hold the oldest carbon?

• atmosphere

• soil

• fossil fuel

• vegetation

• limestone

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

In terms of time, carbon would move fastest between ...

• fossil fuels to atmosphere

• atmosphere to fossil fuels

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

Which reservoirs hold young, fast carbon? CHECK ALL that apply

• atmosphere

• vegetation

• upper ocean and marine life

• fossil fuels

• limestone

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-LS2-5

What process is occurring in the black arrows?

• photosynthesis

• cellular respiration

• diffusion

• making cement

• decomposition

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NGSS.HS-LS1-5

NGSS.HS-LS2-5