Carbon Cycle and Water Cycle

How do living organisms return carbon to the atmosphere in the carbon cycle?

• respiration and photosynthesis

•  decomposition and respiration

The circulation of the element Carbon among Earth's atmosphere, land, oceans, and organisms is called _____________.

• the Carbon Cycle

• the Oxygen Cycle

• the Carbon dioxide Cycle

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What is the energy source that drives the water cycle?

• The moon T

• The heat from our home in the winter all around the world

• The sun

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Which of the following removes carbon from the atmosphere?

• Combustion

• Respiration

• Photosynthesis

• Death

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Which of the following is a human activity that releases carbon into the atmosphere?

• Swimming in the ocean

• Burning fossil fuels

• Planting trees

• Eating vegetables

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How does carbon get into the ocean?

• Diffusion - Shells and other carbon containing organism dissolve into the water

• Cellular Respiration - animals in the ocean breath out carbon dioxide

• Fossil Fuels - Human's burn fossil fuels and the oil ends up in the ocean

• Rain - Rain water contains carbon that ends up in the ocean

What is another name or synonym for the water cycle?

• Geologic cycle

• Hydrologic cycle

• Geosphere

• Carbon cycle

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If the plant population decreased, the amount of carbon in the atmosphere would ____________________.

• Increase

• Decrease

• Stay the same

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When humans burn fossil fuels, most of the carbon quickly enters the _______________________ as carbon dioxide.

• Water

• Atmosphere

• Sun

• Ground

How do humans affect the carbon cycle?

• Inhaling oxygen

• Wearing sunscreen

• Using pencils to write

• Exhaling carbon dioxide

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