Carbon Cycle Gizmo

If a forest fire occurs, what will happen to the carbon in the forest?

• It will go into the soil

• It will go into the atmosphere

• It will runoff into nearby streams and rivers

• It will be destroyed

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Where does all the carbon in organisms (living things) originate from?

• Earth's atmosphere

• Rocks

• Water

• Soil

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What kind of organism takes out the most carbon from the atmosphere?

• Plants

• Bacteria

• Animals

• Humans

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Check all the ways that carbon dioxide is ADDED to the atmosphere.

• Respiration

• Combustion

• Photosynthesis

• Diffusion

• Decomposition

Check all the ways that carbon dioxide is REMOVED from the atmosphere.

• Respiration

• Combustion

• Photosynthesis

• Diffusion

• Decomposition

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What are the two main reservoirs for carbon dioxide?

• Ocean, fossil fuels

• Ocean, atmosphere

• Atmosphere, fossil fuels

• Calcium Carbonate, ocean

How do humans affect the carbon cycle?

• Inhaling oxygen

• Wearing sunscreen

• Using pencils to write

• Exhaling carbon dioxide

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

________________________ is part of the air, rocks, soil, and all living things.

• Nitrogen

• Carbon

• Water

• Silver

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

• Increase

• Decrease

• Stay the same

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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

• Water

• Atmosphere

• Sun

• Ground