Carbon Pools & Fluxes review

Carbon can be found in...

• The atmosphere
• Soil
• Fossil fuels
• All of the above

What is a flux?

• movement of air

• movement of water

• movement of carbon

• movement of 2 of the above

What is a carbon source?

• A carbon pool contributing carbon to the biosphere

• A carbon pool contributing carbon to the atmosphere

• A carbon pool contributing carbon to the lithosphere

• A carbon pool contributing carbon to the hydrosphere

Which does NOT contribute to an increase in greenhouse gases?

• burning fossil fuels

• planting more trees

• deforestation and building construction

• increase in meat production and consumption

Which is a way to reduce green house gases?

• Increase the number of producers (plants)

• Decrease the number of producers (plants

• Burn more fossil fuels

• Increase livestock faming (animals)

In the past century (100 years), which did NOT contribute to an increase in Global Warming?

• Increase in industry

• Burning more fossil fuels

• Increase in global population

• Using alternative energy sources (like solar)

Which is NOT true about ocean acidification?

• Carbon dioxide in the air enters the ocean causing more acidic water

• pH levels are more acidic making it hard for animals to grow shells

• More acidic water makes it hard for fish and coral to survive.

• Carbon dioxide in the air enters the water causing less acidic ( more basic) water

Why does cutting down trees contribute to global warming

• Trees soak up CO2 from the air

• Trees provide shade, which counteracts global warming

• Trees absorb the sun’s energy without radiating any back into the atmosphere

• Trees drain greenhouse gases like methane from the soil

Burning fossil fuels (gas, oil, coal) --> too much CO2 in the air --> ?

• More CO2 entering the ocean and lowering the pH (ocean acidification)

• More plant and animal diversity

• Less pollution on land and in the ocean

• An increase in omnivores and carnivores

Identify the correct statements about the Carbon Cycle (Select all that apply).

• Movement of carbon through our biosphere.

• Similar to the rock cycle but is carbon.

• Illustrates the flux of carbon between plants and animals.

• Movement of carbon through the atmosphere.

• Movement of carbon through the geosphere.