ESS - Carbon Cycle

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

• Water
• Atmosphere
• Sun
• Ground

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

• respiration and photosynthesis
•  decomposition and respiration

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Which of the following add carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?

• volcanoes
• combustion of fossil fuels
• animal and plant respiration
• all of these

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Organisms that do not decompose can be buried and become what?

• water
• nutrients
• air
• fossil fuels

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The average temperature of the surface of Earth has increased approximately 1°C in the past century. Which reason best explains this increase in temperature?

• lower levels of ozone in the atmosphere
• lower levels of nitrogen in the atmosphere
• higher levels of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
• higher levels of oxygen in the atmosphere

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With the help of the Sun, through the process of photosynthesis, carbon dioxide is pulled from the air to make plant________

• leaves

• food

• roots

• nutrients

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Which process adds carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?

• respiration

• photosynthesis

• tree farms

Which process removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?

• deforestation

• photosynthesis

• burning fossil fuels

• cellular respiration

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

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Carbon can be found in...

• The atmosphere
• Soil
• Fossil fuels
• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of the following removes carbon from the atmosphere?

• Combustion
• Respiration
• Photosynthesis
• Death

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