The Carbon Cycle

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 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 organisms form fossils?

• plants and animals

• CaCO2

• sedimentary rocks

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Humans burn fossil fuels and wood, releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. This carbon dioxide is then absorbed by trees for photosynthesis. These processes are contributory to which chemical cycle?

• The carbon cycle

• The water cycle

• The nitrogen cycle

• The phosphorous cycle

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How does the human body return carbon to the atmosphere in the carbon cycle?

• Waste products

• Photosynthesis

• Cellular respiration

• Formation of glucose

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In the carbon cycle, animals can release carbon back into the cycle through __________ or through __________.

• burning . . . photosynthesis

• fixation . . . decomposition

• decomposition . . . photosynthesis

• respiration . . . decomposition

• respiration . . . photosynthesis

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Which of the following is an example of human impact on the carbon cycle? Select ALL that apply!

• Watering your lawn

• The burning of fossil fuels

• The cutting down of trees for lumber

• Driving automobiles

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If a forest fire occurs, what will happen to the carbon in the forest?

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Where does all the carbon in organisms (living things) originate from?

• Earth's atmosphere

• Rocks

• Water

• Soil

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By what method is the majority of carbon moved from the lithosphere (upper part of Earth's crust) to the atmosphere?

• Weathering

• Deposition

• The burning of fossil fuels

• Respiration

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