WorksheetsWater & Carbon Cycles 3 A Level Geography AQA
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
Which sphere includes the Earth's crust and the uppermost mantle?
Biosphere
Hydrosphere
Lithosphere
Cryosphere
Carbon is measured in gigatonnes. How many tonnes are in a gigatonne?
100
10000
1 million
1 billion
Which terrestrial ecosystem store contains the most carbon?
Boreal forest
Wetlands
Tropical forest
Tundra
How much carbon is currently stored in the atmosphere?
370GtC to 410 GtC
450GtC to 580GtC
720GtC to 800GtC
820GtC to 900GtC
This observatory has been measuring atmospheric carbon since 1958. What is it called?
Golden Pond Observatory in Kentucky
Griffith Observatory in California
Kitt Peak Observatory in Arazona
Mauna Loa Oberservatory in Hawaii
If more carbon enters a store than leaves it, that store is considered a net..?
Carbon store
Carbon sink
Carbon source
Marine and terrestrial plants turn carbon into organic matter by the process of..?
Decomposition
Respiration
Photosynthesis
Diffusion
What kind of correlation is there between the temperature of water and the amount of CO2 that can be dissolved?
Positive
Negative
No correlation
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?
5%
7%
10%
12%
Which continent produced the largest proportion of agriculture related greenhouse gas outputs (44%), according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation?
Africa
Asia
Europe
South America
