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Earth's atmosphere and carbon cycle

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What element makes up 80% of the earth's atmosphere?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Carbon

d)

Argon

2.

What is the equation for photosynthesis

a)

Carbon dioxide + water --> Glucose + oxygen

b)

Glucose + oxygen --> Carbon dioxide + water

c)

Methane + oxygen --> carbon dioxide + water

d)

photo + synthesis --> photosynthesis

3.

What is the name of the layer that protects life from harmful UV rays?

a)

Frozone

b)

Ozone

c)

lithosphere

d)

Mesosphere

4.

Decomposers remove carbon from the environment

a)

true

b)

false

5.

Respiration is a chemical reaction that produces energy

a)

true

b)

false

6.

What affect did the formation of oceans have on the concentration of carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere

a)

nothing

b)

increased

c)

decreased

7.

Only animals can respire

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Only plants photosythesise

a)

True

b)

false

9.

This process results from human activity and releases carbon dioxide to the atmosphere

a)

Respiration

b)

Fermentation

c)

Combustion

d)

Photosynthesis

10.

This sphere contains water

a)

Biosphere

b)

atmosphere

c)

lithosphere

d)

hydrosphere

11.

This process removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere

a)

decompostion

b)

photosynthesis

c)

combustion

d)

respiration

12.

What gas is the carbon cycle based on?

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Carbon

c)

Oxygen

d)

Nitrogen

13.

Plants, algae and some bacteria are known as

a)

Glucose

b)

Producers

c)

Chlorophyll

d)

chloroplast