Processes of the Carbon Cycle

Which process allows carbon to move from the atmosphere to plants?

• combustion

• consumption (eating)

• photosynthesis

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Carbon from the atmosphere can fall to Earth through which process?

• Decomposition

• Precipitation

• Pumping fossil fuels

Which process returns carbon back to the atmosphere?

• pumping fossil fuels

• photosynthesis

• respiration

• precipitation

Evaporation returns carbon back to the atmosphere.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

When a person eats a cow, which process is used to cycle carbon?

• combustion

• consumption (eating)

• decomposition

• respiration

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

When a plant or animal breathes out, which process is used to cycle carbon?

• respiration

• combustion

• decomposition

• pumping fossil fuels

The amount of carbon on the planet never changes.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What happens to carbon in the carbon cycle?

• It is only stored in the atmosphere

• It is permanently trapped in fossil fuels

• It moves between the atmosphere, oceans, and living organisms

• It is eliminated from the ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

During respiration, what do organisms release into the atmosphere?

• Oxygen

• Nitrogen

• Carbon dioxide

• Methane

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DOK Level 1: Recall

What number would represent photosynthesis in this
diagram?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3