Carbon Cycle Reading Passage

What is the carbon cycle?

• A type of animal respiration

• A cycle describing carbon transfer between reservoirs

• A method of plant growth

• A process of water movement

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Where is most of the carbon on Earth stored?

• In the atmosphere

• In rocks and minerals

• In plants and animals

• In oceans

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

How do plants use carbon?

• To build leaves and stems

• To create oxygen

• To form shells

• To produce fossil fuels

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What happens to carbon when animals die?

• It becomes part of the atmosphere

• It turns into water

• It disappears

• It becomes sediment and can form rocks

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What human activity has upset the carbon balance?

• Using solar energy

• Planting trees

• Burning fossil fuels

• Recycling

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5