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Carbon Cycle Review Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2hrs 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
All of the carbon in existence is continually recycled in the carbon cycle
a)
True
b)
False
2.
Which of the following removes carbon from the atmosphere?
a)
Combustion
b)
Respiration
c)
Photosynthesis
d)
Death
3.

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

a)

Stay the same

b)

Increase

c)

Decrease

4.

oxygen is a gas produced by _____ and used by ________

a)

plants and animals

b)

photosynthesis and carbon dioxide

c)

animals and plants

d)

carbon dioxide and photosynthesis

5.
carbon dioxide is a gas produced  by ________ and used by __________
a)
plants and animals 
b)
carbon and photosynthesis
c)
animals and plants 
d)
photosynthesis
6.
When humans burn fossil fuels, most of the carbon quickly enters the                       as carbon dioxide.
a)
Water
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Sun
d)
Air
7.
What is happening at 1?
a)
respiration: releasing CO2
b)
decomposing CO2 in the soil
c)
photosynthesis: absorbing CO2
d)
turning CO2 from the atmosphere into organic molecules
8.

What is CO2?

a)

Carbon Monoxide

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Carbon Trioxide

d)

Oxygen

9.

Which of the following are fossil fuels?

a)

Coal, Water, Oil

b)

Oxygen, Coal, Oil

c)

Coal, Oil, Natural Gas

d)

None of these

10.

Where can you find carbon?

a)

Only in the Earth's atmosphere.

b)

Inside all water molecules.

c)

Inside the sun.

d)

Inside every living thing on Earth.

11.

What are fossil fuels made from?

a)

Plants and animals that are buried underground for millions of years.

b)

They absorb it from the atmosphere.

c)

Water

d)

Wind

12.

The Law of Conservation of Mass says that matter can neither be __________ or __________.

a)

created; destroyed

b)

recycled; renewed

c)

subtracted; added

d)

joined; separated

13.

According to the Law of Conservation of Mass, what happens to the wood and oxygen when it is burned?

a)

The wood disappears.

b)

It stays the same chemically.

c)

The atoms in the wood and oxygen rearrange and form smoke and ash.

d)

Nothing.

14.
In a reaction A + B ----> C,  reactant A has 5g and product  C has 9g. How many grams does reactant B should have? 
a)
4g
b)
5g
c)
9g
d)
14g
15.
The main human activity that releases greenhouse gases is
a)
using bottled water
b)
burning fossil fuels
c)
texting on cellphones
d)
eating meat
16.
Why does cutting down trees increase global warming?
a)
trees soak up carbon dioxide
b)
trees provide shade which counteracts global warming
c)
trees absorbs the sun's energy without radiating back into the atmosphere
d)
trees drain greenhouse gases like methane from soil
17.

The graph below shows CO2 emissions and temperatures from 1909 to 1949. What conclusion is best supported by the graph?

a)

There is no relationship between carbon dioxide concentrations and temperatures

b)

As carbon dioxide concentrations increase, temperatures increase

c)

As carbon dioxide concentrations increase, temperatures decrease

d)

As carbon dioxide concentrations decrease, temperatures increase

18.

Global warming is caused by a phenomenon known as the greenhouse effect.

a)
b)
19.
Burning fossil fuels is one of the main causes for global warming.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
What is the mixture of gases surrounding the Earth called?
a)
carbon
b)
concentration
c)
atmosphere
d)
emissions