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Carbon Practice Quiz

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When humans burn fossil fuels, most of the carbon quickly enters the ____________ as carbon dioxide.

a)

Hydrosphere

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Biosphere

d)

Geosphere

2.
What does not produce carbon dioxide?
a)
Photosynthesis
b)
Burning Fossil Fuels
c)
Animal respiration
d)
Plants decaying
3.

In the carbon cycle, producers like terrestrial plants take in the gas __

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

oxygen

c)

nitrogen

d)

carbon monoxide

4.
All of the carbon in existence is continually recycled in the carbon cycle
a)
True
b)
False
5.

CO2 is released into the atmosphere by

a)

Cutting trees and decomposing life

b)

Burning fossil fuels

c)

Erosion of rock and soils

d)

All of these

6.

CO2 is removed from the atmosphere

a)

By plants

b)

By dissolving in the ocean

c)

By being buried in rocks

d)

All of these are right

7.

Respiration is a process where living things (animals) use food and ___________ to make __________________

a)

Oxygen, Nitrogen

b)

Carbon Dioxide, Oxygen

c)

CO2, O

d)

Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide

8.

What is a carbon sink?

a)

Something that adds to the atmosphere.

b)

Something that removes carbon from the atmosphere.

c)

Something that adds carbon to the earth's crust.

d)

Something that removes carbon from the earth's crust.

9.

The total set of carbon emissions caused by an individual.

a)

carbon cycle

b)

carbon handprint

c)

carbon footprint

d)

carbon summary

10.

Why does too much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere cause climate change?

a)

It cools down our planet

b)

It blocks out UV rays

c)

It traps heat like a blanket and warms up our planet

d)

It lets sunlight escape

11.
Which of the following is an example of a greenhouse gas?
a)
Carbon Dioxide
b)
Nitrogen
c)
Oxygen
d)
Neon
12.
Which is a natural source of greenhouse gases?
a)
aerosols
b)
deforestation
c)
volcanic eruptions
d)
burning fossil fuels
13.

Carbon is a:

a)

compound

b)

element

c)

mixture

d)

molecule

14.

Where can you find carbon?

a)

Only in Earth's atmosphere

b)

Inside all water molecules

c)

Inside the sun

d)

Inside every living thing on Earth

15.

How many atoms of carbon are in a molecule of carbon dioxide ( CO2)?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

16.

Which is an example of a carbon sink?

a)
b)
c)
d)
17.

In the geosphere, carbon can be found in a a fossil fuel like ______________________

a)

carbonic acid (H2CO3)

b)

methane CH4)

c)

calcium carbonate (CaCo3)

d)

carbon monoxide (CO)

18.
Organisms that do not decompose can be buried and become what?
a)
water
b)
nutrients
c)
air
d)
fossil fuels
19.

Which of the following are fossil fuels?

a)

Coal, water, oil

b)

Oxygen, coal, oil

c)

Coal, Oil, Natural Gas

d)

None of the above

20.

Where is the molecule C2H12O6 located in the earth's spheres?

a)

Geosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Biosphere

d)

Atmosphere

21.

Which molecule is carbonic acid that forms in oceans due to carbon molecules dissolving in the oceans?

a)

CO2

b)

CO

c)

H2CO3

d)

C12H24

e)

CH4

22.

Which of Earth's spheres is NOT a carbon sink?

a)

Hydrosphere

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Biosphere

d)

Geosphere