Test Climate and Carbon Cycle

Carbon can be found...

• in all of these options

• in the oceans

• in fossil fuels

• in the atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The largest carbon sink on Earth is...

• hydrosphere

• geosphere

• biosphere

• atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Identify the carbon reservoir that humans are a part of.

• hydrosphere

• terrestrial biosphere

• geosphere

• atmosphere

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-LS2-5

Identify the process that does not produce carbon dioxide (CO₂).

• Plants decaying

• Burning Fossil Fuels

• Animal respiration

• Photosynthesis

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

The description of atmospheric conditions over a long period of time is defined as...

• meteorology

• climate

• precipitation

• weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Organisms, such as plants and animals, exchange carbon with the atmosphere by...

• nuclear fusion and fission

• seeding of clouds to force rain

• respiration and photosynthesis

• solar flares

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Identify which is involved in the carbon cycle.

• all of these options are involved in the carbon cycle

• the processes of photosynthesis and respiration

• The process of burning fossil fuels

• atmosphere, terrestrial biosphere, geosphere and hydrosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

If the plant population decreases, then the amount of carbon dioxide (CO₂) in the atmosphere would ...

• not be affected

• stay the same

• decrease

• increase

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?

• Ozone

• Helium

• Methane

• Water vapor

Identify the greenhouse gases that are "heat retaining" and contribute most to the warming of Earth.

• oxygen and nitrogen

• methane and ozone

• water vapor and carbon dioxide

• hydrogen and helium