Carbon Cycle Vocabulary Quiz

What is the process called where plants use the sun's energy to change water and carbon dioxide into sugars and oxygen?

• Respiration

• Photosynthesis

• Combustion

• Decomposition

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which process involves organisms using food to release energy and carbon dioxide?

• Photosynthesis

• Respiration

• Assimilation

• Sedimentation

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

What is released into the atmosphere when a substance is burned as fuel?

• Oxygen

• Nitrogen

• Carbon Dioxide

• Hydrogen

What are coal, oil, and natural gas examples of?

• Carbon Sinks

• Fossil Fuels

• Carbon Sources

• Reservoirs

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

What term describes when an organism consumes (takes in) a nutrient and uses it for their own purposes (ie. carbon in carbohydrates used for energy)?

• Decomposition

• Assimilation

• Diffusion

• Sedimentation

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

What process involves the rotting and decay that releases nutrients back to the soil or atmosphere?

• Photosynthesis

• Respiration

• Decomposition

• Combustion

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is the chemical formula for carbon dioxide?

• CO

• CO2

• C2O

• C2O2

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

In the carbon cycle, what is the movement of gases containing carbon between the ocean's surface and the atmosphere called?

• Diffusion

• Assimilation

• Sedimentation

• Decomposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What is the process called where decaying organic matter accumulates in layers on the ground or at the bottom of large bodies of water?

• Photosynthesis

• Sedimentation

• Respiration

• Combustion

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What term describes the movement of matter through the biotic and abiotic environment?

• Biogeochemical Cycling

• Assimilation

• Decomposition

• Diffusion

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3