Carbon Cycle Vocab

What is carbon ?

• A type of atom found in all living thing

• A type of dark energy

• A biological molecule

• A chemical found in salt

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Why is carbon important?

• It forms many different molecules and is found in all living things

• It is one of the most common elements in the universe and it fuels most stars.

• It is a rare element found only in the desert.

• It is a chemical which only animals have in their bodies.

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What is an example of a process?

• Lithosphere

• Photosynthesis

• Biosphere

• Calcium carbonate

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What is an example of a reservoir?

• Hydrosphere

• Diffusion

• Cellular respiration

• Erosion

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What is a carbon flow?

• Movement of carbon between spheres

• Any part of the land, sea, or atmosphere that contains living things

• The rocky outer layer of Earth

• Place where carbon is stored.

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What is a carbon reservoir ?

• The movement of carbon between spheres

• The process of breaking organic matter down into smaller pieces

• A place where carbon is stored.

• Process by which plants use carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight to make glucose and oxygen

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Which is not a process involved in carbon flow?

• Decomposition

• Hydrosphere

• Photosynthesis

• Combustion

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Which is not an example of a carbon reservoir ?

• Lithosphere

• Cellular respiration

• Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere

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What is the term for the process of breaking things down into smaller pieces physically and chemically?

• Decomposition

• Photosynthesis

• Lithosphere

• Diffusion

What is the definition for the term "atmosphere"?

• The gases surrounding Earth

• Movement of carbon between spheres

• All of Earth's water

• Any part of the land, sea, and atmosphere that contains living things

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