wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Carbon Cycle Review

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All of the carbon in existence on Earth is continually recycled in the carbon cycle

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Which of these is NOT one of the main "spheres" of the Earth?

a)

Biosphere

b)

Lithosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Cryosphere

3.

How does carbon move from the biosphere into the atmosphere?

a)

Through cellular respiration

b)

Through photosynthesis

c)

Through burning fossil fuels

d)

Through carbon dissolving in the ocean

4.

How do humans obtain their carbon?

a)

From absorbing sunlight

b)

From inhaling carbon

c)

From eating plants and animals

d)

From cow farts

5.

Which is NOT a carbon source?

a)

Burning fossil fuel

b)

The ocean

c)

Cellular respiration

d)

Animal waste products

6.

Which of the following are carbon sinks?

a)

The ocean

b)

Plants

c)

The atmosphere

d)

Clouds

7.

If a carbon molecule moves from a plant to an animal, is it moving through the short-term or long-term carbon cycle?

a)

Short-term

b)

Long-term

8.

Formation of fossil fuels is part of the:

a)

Short-term carbon cycle

b)

Long-term carbon cycle

9.

Where does carbon go when organisms are decomposed?

a)

Into the atmosphere

b)

Into the trees

c)

Into coal

d)

Into the soil

10.

What is the Earth's carbon budget?

a)

All of the carbon in the universe

b)

The amount of carbon in both sinks and sources

c)

The money spent on the carbon cycle

d)

The carbon in the atmosphere

11.

What is the largest man-made source of carbon on Earth?

a)

Cellular respiration

b)

Burning fossil fuels

c)

Farming

d)

Ocean acidification

12.

How does the ocean fit into the carbon cycle?

a)

Absorbs carbon dioxide from the atmosphere

b)

Filters carbon for marine plants to use

c)

Takes carbon from the soil on the ocean floor

d)

Cycling carbon from the biosphere