Carbon Cycle and Climate Change (English)

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What gas do plants release that humans depend on for survival?

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Oxygen

Front

Over how many millions of years can once-living matter transform into fossil fuels?

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Millions

Front

Which process does NOT produce carbon dioxide?

Back

Photosynthesis

Front

What is produced by the sedimentation of phytoplankton, algae, and other organisms that don't decompose?

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Fossil Fuel

Front

Which process removes carbon from the atmosphere?

Back

Photosynthesis

Front

What is the process called where plants convert carbon dioxide into glucose using sunlight?

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Photosynthesis

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What is the term for the natural process of carbon being released back into the atmosphere?

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Respiration

Front

What are fossil fuels primarily made from?

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Ancient organic matter

Front

What role do phytoplankton play in the carbon cycle?

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They absorb carbon dioxide and produce oxygen through photosynthesis.

Front

What is the greenhouse effect?

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The warming of Earth's surface due to trapped heat from greenhouse gases.