Carbon Cycle Review

All of the carbon in existence on Earth is continually recycled in the carbon cycle

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-LS2-5

Which of these is NOT one of the main "spheres" of the Earth?

• Biosphere

• Lithosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Cryosphere

How does carbon move from the biosphere into the atmosphere?

• Through cellular respiration

• Through photosynthesis

• Through burning fossil fuels

• Through carbon dissolving in the ocean

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-LS2-5

How do humans obtain their carbon?

• From absorbing sunlight

• From inhaling carbon

• From eating plants and animals

• From cow farts

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NGSS.HS-LS1-6

Which is NOT a carbon source?

• Burning fossil fuel

• The ocean

• Cellular respiration

• Animal waste products

Which of the following are carbon sinks?

• The ocean

• Plants

• The atmosphere

• Clouds

If a carbon molecule moves from a plant to an animal, is it moving through the short-term or long-term carbon cycle?

• Short-term

• Long-term

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-LS2-5

Formation of fossil fuels is part of the:

• Short-term carbon cycle

• Long-term carbon cycle

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

Where does carbon go when organisms are decomposed?

• Into the atmosphere

• Into the trees

• Into coal

• Into the soil

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NGSS.HS-LS2-5

What is the Earth's carbon budget?

• All of the carbon in the universe

• The amount of carbon in both sinks and sources

• The money spent on the carbon cycle

• The carbon in the atmosphere