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Climate Change LC2 - Carbon Cycle

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Carbon Cycle has the greatest impact on ______________ on Earth

a)

Living organisms

b)

Climate change

c)

Plants

d)

The sun

2.

The process of breaking down living organisms.

a)

Decomposition

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Combustion

d)

Respiration

3.

When humans burn fossil fuels, most of the carbon quickly enters the _______________________ as carbon dioxide.

a)

Water

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Sun

d)

Ground

4.

The trapping of heat from solar radiation by the Earth's atmosphere.

a)

Greenhouse effect

b)

Carbonaro effect

c)

Sound effect

d)

Birth defect

5.
Which one of these does not add CO2 to the atmosphere?
a)
cooking with gas
b)
planting trees
c)
burning wood
d)
riding in a bus
6.

Which process is represented by letter G?

a)

decomposition

b)

death

c)

feeding

d)

photosynthesis

7.
What is happening in step
1?
a)
Animals are decomposing and realizing carbon into the soil.
b)
Animals are releasing energy into the environment and storing carbon.
c)
Animals are turning carbon dioxide from the atmosphere into organic molecules.
d)
Animals are breaking down organic molecules and releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
8.

Which process is represented by letter B?

a)

fossilization

b)

combustion

c)

photosynthesis

d)

decomposition

9.

Carbon enters the soil through dead plant or animal matter.

a)

Decomposition

b)

Respiration

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Diffusion

10.

The circulation of the element Carbon among Earth's atmosphere, land, oceans, and organisms is called _____________.

a)

the Carbon Cycle

b)

the Oxygen Cycle

c)

the Carbon dioxide Cycle

d)

the Water Cycle

11.

In the carbon cycle, plants take in the gas __

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

oxygen

c)

nitrogen

d)

carbon monoxide

12.

Which of the following are steps in the carbon cycle?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Decomposition

c)

Respiration

d)

Combustion

13.

Which of the following removes carbon from the atmosphere?

a)

Combustion

b)

Cellular Respiration

c)

Photosynthesis

14.

What process occurs when coal (fossil fuel) is used for energy?

a)

Decomposition

b)

Combustion

15.

Combustion is another word for __________.

Combustión es otra palabra para __________.

a)
Transportation
b)
Respiration
c)
Fossil Fuels
d)
Burning
16.

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

Si la población de plantas disminuyera, la cantidad de carbono en la atmósfera _________.

a)

Stay the same

b)

Increase

c)

Decrease

17.
The diagram shows the flow of organic molecules through an ecosystem. What two processes are identified by the labels X and Y?
a)
X : Respiration
Y : Predation
b)
X : Adaptation
Y : Decomposition
c)
X : Fermentation
Y : Nitrogen Fixation
d)
X : Decomposition
Y : Respiration
18.
Burning fossil fuel has which effect in the carbon cycle?
a)
It removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
b)
It puts carbon dioxide under the ground.
c)
It adds carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.
d)
It has no effect in the carbon cycle.
19.

Which is an example of a carbon sink?

a)
b)
c)
20.

How can carbon get from the Geosphere to the Hydrosphere?

a)

Diffusion

b)

Respiration

c)

Weathering and Erosion

d)

Burial and Sedimentation

21.

How can carbon get from the Biosphere to the Atmosphere?

a)

Diffusion

b)

Respiration

c)

Weathering and Erosion

d)

Burial and Sedimentation

e)

Eruptions of Gases

22.

How can carbon get from the Atmosphere to the Hydrosphere?

a)

Diffusion

b)

Respiration

c)

Weathering and Erosion

d)

Burial and Sedimentation

e)

Eruptions of Gases

23.

What "sphere" contains soil and rocks?

a)

Biosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Geosphere

d)

Atmosphere

24.

What process converts chemical energy (sugars) to usable energy for organisms and releases CO2?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Respiration

c)

Sedimentation

d)

Diffusion

25.

Respiration is ....

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

5

26.

Step two represents what process?

a)

Photosynthesis; plants take in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere

b)

Animals are decomposing and releasing carbon into the soil.

c)

Animals are converting carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to oxygen.

d)

Animals are breaking down organic molecules and releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

27.

Step three represents what process?

a)

Photosynthesis; plants take in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere

b)

Animals are decomposing and releasing carbon into the soil.

c)

Combustion; a factory burns fossil fuels (carbon) that transforms into carbon dioxide

d)

Animals are breaking down organic molecules and releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

28.

Step four represents what process?

a)

Photosynthesis; plants take in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere

b)

Animals are decomposing and releasing carbon into the soil.

c)

Combustion; a factory burns fossil fuels (carbon) that transforms into carbon dioxide

d)

Animals are breaking down organic molecules and releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.