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1.3 and 1.4 Review

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True or false: Plants release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Which of these does not add CO2 to the atmosphere

a)

cooking with natural gas

b)
planting trees
c)
burning wood
d)
riding in a bus
3.
Combustion is another word for
a)
burning
b)
melting
c)
exploding
d)
incinerating 
4.
Why does too much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere cause climate change?
a)
It cools our planet
b)
Blocks out UV rays
c)
Traps heat and warms planet
d)
Lets light escape
5.

Which of the following is a greenhouse gas?

a)
methane
b)

oxygen

c)

hydrogen

d)

nitrogen

6.
Deforestation contributes to the greenhouse gasses by
a)
loss of trees that would otherwise remove carbon dioxide from the air
b)
as trees are cut, they release carbon dioxide
c)
increasing the amount of oxygen in the air
7.
Carbon is stored in
a)
trees and other living things
b)
oceans
c)
underground in soil and fossil fuels
d)
all are correct
8.
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.
9.
Which process takes carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere?
a)
respiration
b)
combustion
c)
decomposition
d)
photosynthesis
10.
All of the carbon in existence is continually recycled in the carbon cycle
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Which process converts carbon in the form of sugar into carbon dioxide gas?
a)
Bioremediation
b)
Photosynthesis
c)
Respiration
d)
Transpiration
12.

If a forest fire occurs, what will happen to the carbon in the forest?

a)

It will go into the soil

b)

It will go into the atmosphere

c)

It will runoff into nearby streams and rivers

d)

It will be destroyed

13.

Where does all the carbon in organisms (living things) originate from?

a)

Earth's atmosphere

b)

Rocks

c)

Water

d)

Soil

14.

Which of the following is an acceptable way to write the formula for carbon dioxide? Check all that apply.

a)

CO2

b)

CO2

c)

CO2

d)

CO

15.

A rock that burns up in the Earth's atmosphere

a)

meteor

b)

asteroid

c)

meteroite

d)

meteoroid

16.

What is a the space rock that collides into Earth's surface?

a)

meteor

b)

asteroid

c)

meteorite

d)

meteoroid

17.

Between which two planets can the Asteroid Belt be found?

a)

Earth and Venus

b)

Earth and Mars

c)

Saturn and Uranus

d)

Mars and Jupiter

18.

What is a meteoroid?

a)

A meteor prior to entering the atmosphere the chunks of rock move about within the solar system

b)

A asteroid prior to entering the atmosphere the chunks of rock move about within the solar system

c)

A meteorite prior to entering the atmosphere the chunks of rock move about within the solar system

d)

A meteor prior to entering the atmosphere the chunks of rock move about outside the solar system

19.
What was the reason why the dinosaurs disappeared after the asteroid impact?
a)

Because of the lack of sunlight due to all the dust in the air

b)
Due to the enormous energy released after the impact
c)

As a result of the collapse of the food chain

d)

All of these

20.

Where was the asteroid crater found that is thought to have wiped out the dinosaurs?

a)

India

b)

Mexico

c)

South Africa

d)

United States

21.
Which of the following is not a type of fossil fuel? 
a)
Coal
b)
Light
c)
Petroleum
d)
Natural Gas
22.
What is a greenhouse gas?
a)
a gas created from a plant
b)
gas that causes the atmosphere to get warmer
c)
a green colored gas
d)
a gas that kills you right away
23.

What is the effect of glacial ice melting?

a)

oceans get warmer

b)

sea level rises

c)

nothing, this is not a problem

d)

greenhouse gases are added to the air

24.

Which of the following is NOT a negative around the world of climate change

a)

tropical storms will increase in strength

b)

sea levels will rise

c)

rainfall will become more unpredictable

d)

there will be a longer growing season for farmers in some areas due to climate change

25.

Climate change means we will experience weaker tropical storms. True or false?

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Carbon dioxide levels in the air have changed throughout earth's history.  The difference today is how ______ the change is happening.

a)

wide spread

b)

rapidly

c)

slowly

d)

little

27.

Which of the following has been linked to climate change?

a)

Droughts

b)

Flooding

c)

Melting of Polar Ice Caps

d)

All of these

28.

How has the average world temperature has changed since the 1800's?

a)

gone down 1.6oC

b)

gone up 1.6oC

c)

gone up 20oC

d)

gone up 16oC

29.

In the carbon cycle, animals can release carbon back into the cycle through __________ or through __________.

a)

burning . . . photosynthesis

b)

decomposition . . . photosynthesis

c)

respiration . . . decomposition

d)

respiration . . . photosynthesis

30.

Check all the ways that carbon dioxide is ADDED to the atmosphere.

a)

Respiration

b)

Combustion

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Diffusion

e)

Decomposition

31.

Check all the ways that carbon dioxide is REMOVED from the atmosphere.

a)

Respiration

b)

Combustion

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Diffusion

e)

Decomposition