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Carbon cycle and climate

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Combustion is the burning of a fuel to release energy, such as the petrol burned by a car’s motor. What chemical is released is this process?
a)
Carbon dioxide
b)
Oxygen
c)
Nothing is released
d)
Glucose
2.

Which answer is incorrect?

CO2 accumulating in the atmosphere because...

a)

Humans are releasing CO2 faster than it is captured.

b)

Plant growth has slowed over time.

c)

Large amounts fossil fuels are being burned.

d)

The amount of forest that can capture CO2 is decreasing.

3.

Why is a dead dinosaur relevant to the carbon cycle?

a)

Human are on the path to extinction like dinosaurs.

b)

It represents the carbon lifeforms that existed millions of years ago

c)

It represents the attitudes of the USA government

d)

The atmosphere changed during the Jurassic era

4.
How is the post-industrial era different to any other era with regards to the carbon cycle?
a)
Less people are working in agriculture
b)
Skirt lengths have changed
c)
Energy demands have increased dramatically
d)
The internet allows for faster communication
5.
Photosynthesis by plants and trees is a process…
a)
that captures carbon from CO2 and converts it into organic matter such as wood and leaves. 
b)
by which plants absorb O2 during light reactions
c)
that captures carbon from the atmosphere and converts it into oxygen
d)
by which plants capture photos from their snapchat feed and convert them to their lock screen.
6.
CO2 is the only significant pollutant influencing climate change.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
CO2 is released into the atmosphere by
a)
Deforestation
b)
Coal-fired power plants
c)
Aeroplanes
d)
All of these
8.
Geography is 
a)
the BEST!!
b)
boring
c)
really boring
d)
really really boring
9.
CO2 is removed from the atmosphere
a)
By plants
b)
By wind turbines
c)
By solar panels
d)
By teachers, and kept until Friday
10.

Your carbon footprint is a calculation that considers all the carbon polluting activities you contribute to. How could you offset the carbon pollution you do create?

a)

Turn off the lights at home

b)

Walk to school or public transport

c)

Plant trees

d)

All of these

11.
Complete the missing lyrics from the song SOS by rapper Will.i.am:  
Messing up our air for us, they don't really care for us
But we can't complain, because the only one to blame is us
The gas is rising up but we keep on filling up
______  got the whole planet heated up
It's blazing in the winter, even hotter in the summer

a)
CO2 levels
b)
Donald Trump
c)
Climate change
d)
Fossil fuels
12.

Why is water vapour (H2O) considered a greenhouse gas?

a)

Because it is emitted by combustion processes

b)

Because it is a molecule that can trap heat in the atmosphere

c)

It is a gas that only occurs at high temperatures

d)

It is non-toxic