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Living Earth

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

the Carbon Cycle

b)

the Oxygen Cycle

c)

the Carbon dioxide Cycle

d)

the Water Cycle

2.

_____________ is an essential element of all living creatures.

a)

Gold

b)

Carbon

c)

Carbon dioxide

d)

Silver

3.

The total amount of the carbon on Earth is constant.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Carbon is used in the process called __________ by plants and algae to make food and the building blocks for growth.

a)

carbon cycle

b)

life

c)

photosynthesis

d)

decomposition

5.

Burning fossil fuels has raised the concentration of ___________ in the atmosphere.

a)

oxygen

b)

ozone

c)

carbon

d)

nitrogen

6.

Combustion is another word for _______________.

a)

heating

b)

cooling

c)

boiling

d)

burning

7.

What process does not produce carbon dioxide?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Burning Fossil Fuels

c)

Animal respiration

d)

Plants decaying

8.

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

a)

respiration and photosynthesis

b)

decomposition and respiration

c)

decomposition and photosynthesis

9.

In what process is carbon dioxide transformed into chemical energy?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Respiration

c)

Primary Production

d)

Secondary Production

10.
Which of the following removes carbon from the atmosphere?
a)
Combustion
b)
Respiration
c)
Photosynthesis
d)
Death
11.

Carbon can be found in...?

a)

The atmosphere

b)

The ocean

c)

Fossil fuels

d)

All of the above!

12.
Which process converts carbon in the form of sugar into carbon dioxide gas?
a)
Bioremediation
b)
Photosynthesis
c)
Respiration
d)
Transpiration
13.

Which is a true statement?

a)

Humans depend on oxygen, plants depend on carbon dioxide

b)

Plants produce carbon dioxide

c)

Humans depend on carbon dioxide, plants depend on oxygen

d)

Humans don't depend on plants for the air we breathe

14.

Plants use ____________ to make their own food

a)

Water

b)

Sunlight

c)

Carbon dioxide

d)

All of these

15.

Without the "greenhouse effect"

a)

Overnight temperatures would plunge downward

b)

Earth would catch on fire

c)

Earth would heat up drastically

d)

The atmosphere would leave

16.
What do greenhouse gases do?
a)
absorb Earth's outgoing infrared photons
b)
reflect Earth's incoming infrared photons
c)
magnify ultraviolet radiation in the atmosphere
d)
block the Sun's infrared radiation
17.
Which of the following are greenhouse gases?
a)
Carbon dioxide
b)
Methane
c)
Water vapor
d)
All answers are correct
18.
Which is the atmospheric layer that most people spend their entire lives in?
a)
Troposphere
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Thermosphere
19.
Which of the following is NOT a greenhouse gas?
a)
Oxygen
b)
Carbon Dioxide
c)
Methane
d)
Nitrous Oxide
20.
Which of these sets lists the major greenhouse gases?
a)
Nitrous Oxide, Carbon Dioxide, and Methane
b)
Nitrogen, Oxygen, Argon
c)
Nitrous Oxide, Oxygen, and Methane
d)
Nitrogen, Carbon Dioxide, and Methane
21.
True or False: All of the radiation from the Sun is absorbed by the Earth
a)
True
b)
False
22.
Do we need greenhouse gases on Earth?
a)
Yes - they keep the Earth warm
b)
Yes - they keep all the gases on our planet
c)
No - they only cause terrible climate change
d)
No - they only block some of the Sun's rays
23.
Which of the following isn't a greenhouse gas?
a)
CO2
b)
N2
c)
CH4
d)
H2O
24.

How does an increased level of dissolved carbon dioxide affect the ocean?

a)

It decreases the amount of available oxygen

b)

It causes the pH to become lower and more acidic

c)

It causes the pH to become higher and more basic

d)

it causes the amount of salt to increase

25.

What is the main source of heat at the Earth's core?

a)

Radioactive decay

b)

Combustion

c)

The greenhouse effect

d)

Molten iron