CARBON IN THE GLOBAL ECOSYSTEM QUIZ

1. THE CARBON IN OUR ATMOSPHERE HAS NOT INCREASED IN THE LAST 50 YEARS.

• TRUE
• FALSE

2. FACTORIES BURN FOSSIL FUELS AND RELEASE (MUST SPELL CORRECTLY)

3. IS THIS A TRUE STATEMENT: :FOSSIL FUELS ARE THE REMAINS OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS THAT DIED MILLIONS OF YEARS AGO AND WERE BURIED AFTER THEY DECOMPOSED.

• YES
• NO

4. HOW MANY YEARS DOES IT TAKE FOR REMAINS TO TURN INTO FOSSIL FUELS?

• 10,000
• 100,000
• 1,000,000

5. IF CARBON IS INCREASING IN ONE PART OF THE EARTH'S SYSTEM, IT MUST BE DECREASING SOMEWHERE ELSE.

• TRUE
• FALSE

6. IS EARTH A CLOSED ECOSYSTEM?

• YES
• NO

7. WHAT IS THE COMMON ABBREVIATION FOR CARBON DIOXIDE?

• CD2
• CO2
• CD

8. CARBON AFFECTS ABIOTIC AND BIOTIC MATTER.

• TRUE
• FALSE

9. PICK THE PATTERN OF MOVEMENT IN THE CARBON CYCLE.

• CONSUMER - DECOMPOSER - PRODUCER
• PRODUCER - DECOMPOSER - CONSUMER
• PRODUCER - CONSUMER - DECOMPOSER
• DECOMPSER - PRODUCER - CONSUMER

10. WHICH ONE IS NOT A FOSSIL FUEL.

• COAL
• CARBON
• OIL
• GAS