The Carbon Cycle and Human Impact 2025

The Carbon Cycle and Human Impact 2025

Assessment

Passage

Biology

9th Grade

Hard

Created by

Sarah Scanlin

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6 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the fundamental building block of life on Earth that plays a crucial role in regulating the planet's temperature?

Carbon

Oxygen

Nitrogen

Hydrogen

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which process is NOT involved in the movement of carbon through various reservoirs?

Photosynthesis

Respiration

Decomposition

Evaporation

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How much more carbon does the ocean hold compared to the atmosphere?

10 times more

20 times more

50 times more

100 times more

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What human activity is primarily responsible for releasing vast amounts of carbon into the atmosphere?

Burning of fossil fuels

Agriculture

Urbanization

Mining

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a major consequence of increased atmospheric carbon dioxide due to human activities?

Global cooling

Ocean acidification

Decreased plant growth

Reduced carbon storage in oceans

6.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Summarize the carbon cycle in 3 sentences. Include how humans affect the carbon cycle.

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