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Water & Carbon Cycles 3 A Level Geography AQA

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which sphere includes the Earth's crust and the uppermost mantle?

a)

Biosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Lithosphere

d)

Cryosphere

2.

Carbon is measured in gigatonnes. How many tonnes are in a gigatonne?

a)

100

b)

10000

c)

1 million

d)

1 billion

3.

Which terrestrial ecosystem store contains the most carbon?

a)

Boreal forest

b)

Wetlands

c)

Tropical forest

d)

Tundra

4.

How much carbon is currently stored in the atmosphere?

a)

370GtC to 410 GtC

b)

450GtC to 580GtC

c)

720GtC to 800GtC

d)

820GtC to 900GtC

5.

This observatory has been measuring atmospheric carbon since 1958. What is it called?

a)

Golden Pond Observatory in Kentucky

b)

Griffith Observatory in California

c)

Kitt Peak Observatory in Arazona

d)

Mauna Loa Oberservatory in Hawaii

6.

If more carbon enters a store than leaves it, that store is considered a net..?

a)

Carbon store

b)

Carbon sink

c)

Carbon source

7.

Marine and terrestrial plants turn carbon into organic matter by the process of..?

a)

Decomposition

b)

Respiration

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Diffusion

8.

What kind of correlation is there between the temperature of water and the amount of CO2 that can be dissolved?

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

No correlation

9.

When calcium carbonate is heated to produce cement, lime and CO2 are produced. How much CO2 does the cement industry contribute to global anthropogenic CO2 emissions?

a)

5%

b)

7%

c)

10%

d)

12%

10.

Which continent produced the largest proportion of agriculture related greenhouse gas outputs (44%), according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

South America