Carbon Cycle

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Identify the cycle illustrated in the diagram: Nitrogen Cycle, Water Cycle, Phosphorus Cycle, Carbon Cycle

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Carbon Cycle

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Front

How does the removal and burning of trees during land development affect the carbon cycle?

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Stored carbon is released into the atmosphere, mainly as carbon dioxide, driving global warming.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Front

oxygen is a gas produced by ___ and used by ___

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produced by plants and used by animals and plants

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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Which of the following removes carbon from the atmosphere? Options: Combustion, Respiration, Photosynthesis, Death

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Photosynthesis

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

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Plants use ____________ to make their own food. Options: Water, Sunlight, Carbon dioxide, All of these.

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All of these

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

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Respiration is the process by which animals take in _____ and release _____.

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oxygen, carbon dioxide

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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How does carbon move through a food chain as part of the cycle?

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Producers take in carbon dioxide, and consumers release it.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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

Hydrosphere

, Atmosphere,

Geosphere

,

Biosphere

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Atmosphere

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When organisms die, what process returns their carbon back into the atmosphere?

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Decomposition

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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Carbon is used in the process called __________ by plants and algae to make food and the building blocks for growth.

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photosynthesis

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6