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WorksheetsCarbon and the Climate
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
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
There are yearly highs and lows in this carbon dioxide graph. Which of the following could be the cause for this?
Humans burn more fossil fuels in late summer to cool their homes creating a spike in CO2
Decaying leaves release CO2 from respiration and increase levels over winter
Plants only photosynthesize in the winter therefore CO2 spikes in the fall.
atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have increased steadily since 1960
____________________ is a part of oceans, air, rocks, soil, and all living things.
Nitrogen
Water
Carbon
Silver
How do animals get carbon?
By eating plants and or other animals.
They absorb it from the atmosphere.
From the ground
They do not get carbon from anywhere.
Respiration is a process where living things (animals) inhale ______________ and exhale _____________________.
Oxygen, Nitrogen
Carbon Dioxide, Oxygen
CO2, O
Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide
What is a carbon sink?
Something that adds to the atmosphere.
Something that removes carbon from the atmosphere.
Something that adds carbon to the earth's crust.
Something that removes carbon from the earth's crust.
The total set of carbon emissions caused by an individual.
carbon cycle
carbon handprint
carbon footprint
carbon summary
The main human activity that adds to an individual's carbon footprint.
usage of alternative energies (wind, solar, etc)
respiration and growth
photosynthesis by plants
usage of fossil fuels for energy
Forests are carbon sinks because they remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through ____________.
combustion
respiration
photosynthesis
decomposition
Climate change causes extreme weather.
True
False
Why does too much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere cause climate change?
It cools down our planet
It blocks out UV rays
It traps heat like a blanket and warms up our planet
It lets sunlight escape
