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Carbon Cycle affecting Climate Change

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Class
Date
1.

Carbon is ...

a)

a big part to the change of climate.

b)

Used by living things for energy and structure

c)

a part of

ANYTHING

alive or once alive

d)

All of the above.

2.

How common is carbon compared to other elements on the Earth?

a)

Carbon is first on the periodic table.

b)

Carbon is one of the US amendments.

c)

Carbon is the fourth most abundant element in the universe

3.

Carbon is usually found as _____________ in the atmosphere.

a)

Air

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Oxygen

d)

Carbon Dioxide

4.

How does Carbon go from the atmosphere to plants ?

(a)  

5.

What is happening here?

a)

Biotic and Abiotic

b)

Carbon going from Plants to Animals.

c)

The carbon in CO2 becomes sugar.

d)

Respiration

6.

How does Carbon travel from Plants to animals ?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Animals eat plants

c)

Decay and Burial

d)

animals eat animals which ate plants

7.

What is one way Humans send Carbon back to the Atmosphere ?

a)

Animals eating plants

b)

Respiration.

c)

Biotic and Abiotic

d)

Photosynthesis.

8.

For the journey of Carbon, what forms after Plant and Animal matter die off ?

a)

Loki: Phase 4

b)

Animals

c)

Fossil Fuels

d)

Rock formation

9.

What two biological processes contribute significantly to the cycling of carbon?

a)

Weathering

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Deposition

d)

Respiration

10.

How is CO2 is a contributor of the Greenhouse effect ?

a)

It decays plant and animal matter.

b)

It helps trap infrared radiation.

c)

It helps with the process of Respiration.

d)

CO2 is the best greenhouse solution to fight climate change.

11.

Composting is an example of a positive human impact on the Carbon Cycle. What makes it a positive impact?

a)

Composting allows organic waste products to decompose naturally.

b)

Compost is rich in nutrients—nitrogen and carbon in particular. This compost is then put back in the soil to help plants grow.

c)

By putting waste products back into the earth instead of throwing them away, humans can positively impact the carbon, nitrogen AND water cycles.

d)

Humans impact the carbon cycle during the combustion (burning) of any type of fossil fuel, which includes oil, coal, & natural gas.