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Cycling Review

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)
True
b)
False
2.

Which one of the following is not a fossil fuel?

a)

Wood

b)

Coal

c)

Petrol

d)

Natural Gas

3.
Which of the following removes carbon from the atmosphere?
a)
Combustion
b)
Respiration
c)
Photosynthesis
d)
Death
4.

What is the process where carbon enters the soil from dead plant or animal matter?

a)

Decomposition

b)

Respiration

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Diffusion

5.

Select the two processes that are opposites of each other

a)

consuming (eating)

b)

respiration

c)

photosynthesis

d)

dissolving

6.

Which process does not produce carbon dioxide?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Burning Fossil Fuels

c)

Animal respiration

d)

Plants decaying

7.

Which one of these adds carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?

a)

burning wood

b)

fossilization

c)

shell formation

d)

planting a tree

8.

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

a)

Geosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Biosphere

d)

Atmosphere

9.

In the carbon cycle, plants take in __________

a)

oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

nitrogen

d)

carbon

10.

What are the two main forms of carbon in the atmosphere?

a)

carbon dioxide and oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide and methane

c)

methane and carbon monoxide

d)

carbohydrates and nucleic acids

11.

Which carbon sink holds the most carbon?

a)

ocean

b)

soil

c)

coal

d)

atmosphere

12.

Why are coal, oil, and gas considered non renewable?

a)

They take a long time to form.

b)

They actually are renewable.

13.

An igneous rock forms by...

a)

layers and pressure

b)

heat and pressure

c)

melting and solidifying

14.

Lava from a volcano forms ___ rock.

a)

igneous

b)

metamorphic

c)

sedimentary

15.

The lava from the volcano in the Fagradals Mountain will solidify to form an ___ rock.

a)

intrusive

b)

extrusive

16.

The magma from the volcano in the Fagradals Mountain that does not make it to the surface and solidifies below ground will be ____ rock.

a)

intrusive

b)

extrusive

17.

Rocks that form as a result of layering and pressure are ___ rocks.

a)

igneous

b)

sedimentary

c)

metamorphic

18.

The limestone of Kansas is an example of a ___ rock.

a)

igneous

b)

sedimentary

c)

metamorphic

19.

When a moving glacier heats and pressurizes a rock, the rock becomes a ____ rock.

a)

igneous

b)

sedimentary

c)

metamorphic

20.

A metamorphic rock is changed ____.

a)

chemically

b)

physically

21.

Oil is generally found in ___.

a)

underground pools

b)

metamorphic rocks

c)

pores of sedimentary rocks

d)

oceans

22.

Which type of rock is not directly dependent on pressure for formation?

a)

sedimentary

b)

igneous

c)

metamorphic

23.

Humans have an impact on the rock cycle.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

What type of remains make up most fossil fuels?

a)

small plants and animals

b)

dinosaurs

c)

recently dead organisms

d)

mammoths

25.

Oil is formed from ___.

a)

plankton

b)

fish

c)

dinosaurs

d)

plants

26.

Coal is formed from ___.

a)

plankton

b)

fish

c)

dinosaurs

d)

plants

27.

Which type of rock is directly dependent on pressure but NOT heat for formation?

a)

igneous

b)

sedimentary

c)

metamorphic

28.

Humans are increasing the amount of carbon in the atmosphere by ___.

a)

burning fossil fuels

b)

breathing / respiration

c)

dying

d)

construction

29.

Where does the energy from fossil fuels originate?

a)

Animals

b)

The Sun

c)

Plants

30.

Which takes more pressure to form?

a)

Natural gas

b)

Oil

31.

Which of the following adds carbon from the atmosphere?

a)

photosynthesis

b)

respiration

c)

dissolving

d)

fossilization

32.

Human activity ___ the amount of carbon stored in carbon sinks.

a)

increases

b)

decreases

33.

Though it does not hold the most carbon, where is carbon stored the longest?

a)

ocean

b)

plants and animals

c)

rocks

d)

atmosphere

34.

Carbon compounds in the atmosphere keep Earth warm and are responsible for warming trends.

a)

true

b)

false

35.

Do plants absorb more CO2 or release more CO2?

a)

absorb

b)

release

36.

Does CO2 dissolve easily in water?

a)

yes

b)

no

37.

Does CO2 dissolve more in warm or cold water?

a)

warm

b)

cold

38.

Phytoplankton use CO2 for making calcium carbonate shells and ___.

a)

respiration

b)

photosynthesis

39.

When limestone is _____, it releases carbon dioxide (CO2) and carbonic acid.

a)

weathered

b)

eroded

40.

What process started making the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere climb at an alarming rate?

a)

more people

b)

eroding limestone

c)

burning fossil fuels

41.

Thawing permafrost is releasing carbon dioxide and methane due to the ___ of plant material.

a)

decaying

b)

thawing

c)

growing

42.

Granite is an example of...

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

43.

Marble is an example of...

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

44.

Pumice is an example of

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

45.
Organisms that do not decompose can be buried and become what?
a)
water
b)
nutrients
c)
air
d)
fossil fuels
46.

How do animals get carbon?

a)

By eating plants and or other animals.

b)

They absorb it from the atmosphere.

c)

From the ground

d)

They do not get carbon from anywhere.

47.

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

48.

If the plant population decreased, the amount of carbon in the atmosphere would ____________________.

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

c)

Stay the same

49.

When molten rock cools slowly, the crystals will be...

a)

large

b)

small

50.

Which 2 ways break apart nitrogen gas so plants can access nitrogen?

a)

lightning

b)

nitrogen fixing bacteria

c)

ammonia

d)

nitrites

51.

How does nitrogen get back into the atmosphere?

a)

photosynthesis

b)

respiration

c)

denitrifying bacteria

d)

plants

52.

How do phosphates get into soil for plants to use?

a)

the formation of rocks

b)

animals dying in the ocean

c)

water erosion of rocks

d)

dissolves from atmosphere

53.

Which cycle does not involve the atmosphere?

a)

carbon

b)

nitrogen

c)

phosphorus

d)

water

54.

Which 2 elements are in fertilizer?

a)

nitrogen and phosphorus

b)

nitrogen and carbon

c)

phosphorus and carbon

d)

water and carbon

55.

Why isn't carbon added to fertilizer?

a)

carbon is readily available in the atmosphere

b)

carbon is already in the ground

c)

carbon IS added to fertilizer

d)

how am I supposed to know this?

56.

Which energy form relies on moving electrons?

a)

solar

b)

wind

c)

geothermal

d)

hydropower

57.

Which renewable energy would not be reasonable in a desert?

a)

hydropower

b)

solar

c)

wind

d)

geothermal

58.

Which renewable energy releases the most carbon (close to the level of fossil fuels)?

a)

biomass

b)

geothermal

c)

nuclear

d)

wind

59.

Which hydropower is the worst for the environment?

a)

storage

b)

run-of-river

c)

tidal

d)

none, they're all good.

60.

How does nuclear energy work?

a)

1. split an atom

2. heat water

3. make steam

4. spin a turbine

b)

1. fuse an atom

2. heat water

3. make steam

4. spin a turbine

c)

1. split an atom

2. energy spins a turbine.

d)

1. split an atom

2. neutrons are released

3. turbine spins