Earth Science final exam review

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 the carbon cycle, producers take in the gas __

• carbon dioxide
• oxygen
• nitrogen
• carbon monoxide

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Which of the following removes carbon from the atmosphere?

• Combustion
• Respiration
• Photosynthesis
• Death

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

• water
• nutrients
• air
• fossil fuels

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If the plant population decreased, the amount of carbon would _________.

• Stay the same
• Increase
• Decrease

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Why does cutting down trees increase global warming?

• trees soak up carbon dioxide
• trees provide shade which counteracts global warming
• trees absorbs the sun's energy without radiating back into the atmosphere
• trees drain greenhouse gases like methane from soil

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A producer?

• Eats other plants and animals

• photosynthesizes

• Eats dead plants or animals

• Makes toys for kids

What is the outer most layer of the earth?

• Core

• Mantle

• Crust

• Asthenosphere

Which of the following correctly lists the layers from innermost to outermost?

• inner core, outer core, lower mantle, upper mantle, crust

• lower mantle, upper mantle, crust, inner core, outer core

• lower mantle, inner core, upper mantle, outer core, crust

• crust, inner core, lower mantle, upper mantle, outer core