Carbon Cycle

Which process contributes carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?

• anaerobic respiration

• photosynthesis

• protein synthesis

• tree farms

Which process removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?

• deforestation

• tree farms

• burning fossil fuels

• cellular respiration

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Which statement is correct?

• matter cycles; energy cycles

• matter cycles; energy disintengrates

• matter cycles; energy converts

• matter converts; energy cycles

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Which of the following is correct?

• There is as much carbon on earth as when it was formed

• Carbon is being created whenever it is recycled

• Carbon is lost every time it is recycled

• Carbon changes to different forms and is never recovered

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What is the greatest contributor to atmospheric carbon?

• burning garbage

• burning biomass

• transportation

• household usage

Which form of carbon is the most potent greenhouse gas?

• CO2

• CH4

• C6H12O6

• C3H8O3

What are two (2) ways to reduce the carbon emissions from passenger cars?

• Use less expensive gas

• Carpooling

• Public Transportation

• Driving only passenger cars

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What does the diagram indicate regarding the carbon cycle?

• Only terrestrial processes cycle carbon

• Only aquatic processes cycle carbon

• Terrestrial and aquatic processes are separate

• Both terrestrial and aquatic cycles operate together

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What organisms form fossils?

• animals

• plants and animals

• CaCO2

• sedimentary rocks

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How do fossils form?

• ancient biomass is converted to fossil fuels through cellular respiration

• ancient biomass is converted to fossil fuels through time, heat and pressure

• current biomass is under heat and pressure until they become fossils

• atmospheric carbon diffuses into the soil and forms fossil fuels

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