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Carbon Cycle & Greenhouse Effect

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
When humans burn fossil fuels, most of the carbon quickly enters the                       as carbon dioxide.
a)
Water
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Sun
d)
Air
2.
Which one of these does not add CO2 to the atmosphere?
a)
cooking with gas
b)
planting trees
c)
burning wood
d)
riding in a bus
3.

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 they need

4.

The greenhouse effect is a natural process

a)

true

b)

false

5.

The greenhouse effect is caused by

a)

more heat arriving at the Earth from the sun

b)

the Earth releasing more heat at night

c)

gases in the air trapping heat released by the Earth

6.
Gasoline, diesel, natural gas, and coal are all _________. Burning them releases CO2 into the atmosphere.
a)
fossil fuels
b)
renewable resources
c)
clean fuels
d)
liquid dinosaurs
7.
A decrease in forest land results in a net ________ of CO2 in the atmosphere.
a)
decrease
b)
increase
c)
no change
d)
fluctuation
8.

Compared to the variations over the last 400,000 years, which has increased most dramatically in the past 100 years?

a)

Atmospheric CO2 concentration

b)

Global Temperatures

c)

Sea level

9.

Which of these statements is true?

a)

Infrared light comes into the earth, and the earth radiates visible light.

b)

Visible light comes into the earth and the earth radiates infrared light.

10.

Atmospheric carbon dioxide blocks

a)

all out going Infra Red radiation

b)

all IR radiation at certain wavelengths

c)

about half of the IR radiation at certain wavlengths