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Unit 3 Environmental Science

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Carbon Dioxide is returned to the atmosphere mostly by

a)

Respiration of Consumers

b)

volcanic eruptions

c)

photosynthesis

d)

Solar flare fallout

2.

Burning of fossil fuels has changed the atmosphere by ​ (a)   the concentration of ​ (b)   into the atmosphere.​

Choose from the below words
Increasing
Carbon Dioxide
Decreasing
Oxygen
3.

The majority of earth's surface is covered by what?

a)

land

b)

salt water

c)

fresh water

d)

ice

4.

Reorder the following processes in the water cycle

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Precipitation

d)

Runoff/storage

1)
2)
3)
4)
5.

Which of the following is NOT a way that carbon is transferred from animals to decomposers.

a)

in scraps of food

b)

as carbon dioxide when they breathe

c)

when they die

d)

when they release bodily waste

6.

All of the following are ways that CO2 is returned to the atmosphere except which one?

a)

Decomposition

b)

photosynthesis

c)

respiration

d)

combustion

7.

When deforestation happens in an area, ​ (a)   runoff water is created, and ​​ (b)   water is returned to the atmosphere.

Choose from the below words
more
less
the same amount
8.

Which biogeochemical cycle is most affected by the burning of fossil fuels?

a)

Nitrogen

b)

phosphorus

c)

water

d)

carbon

9.

If the sun suddenly stopped giving off heat, the water cycle would...

a)

not work

b)

not be affected

c)

slow down but still work

d)

work in the opposite direction

10.

Which number shows evaporation?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

11.

Which number shows condensation?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

12.

The process of photosynthesis is essential in the oxygen/carbon dioxide cycle. Photosynthesis removes ​ (a)   from the atmosphere and produces and releases ​ (b)   into the atmosphere.

Choose from the below words
carbon dioxide
Oxygen
phosphorus
light
13.
What is happening at 1?
a)
respiration: releasing CO2
b)
decomposing COin the soil
c)
photosynthesis: absorbing CO2
d)
turning CO2 from the atmosphere into organic molecules
14.

Label the following Carbon cycle.

15.

Click on the main process that removes CO2 from the atmosphere through a biotic factor.