Ecology Biogeochemical Cycles

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Science
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11th Grade
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Hard
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Charles Martinez
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100 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Humans are disrupting the carbon cycle in ways that have resulted in increased levels of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere. Which of the following human activities are most directly responsible for this increase?
I. Deforestation and the clearing of plants that absorb carbon dioxide through photosynthesis.
II. The addition of larger amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels (coal, oil, natural gas).
III. The production of cement.
I and III only
I, II and III
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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6
NGSS.HS-LS2-5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which of the following is NOT true regarding oxygen?
Oxygen gas is a natural occurring gas in the atmosphere.
Oxygen gas is a byproduct of photosynthesis.
Oxygen gas is a reactant in cellular respiration.
Oxygen gas is the largest component of the atmosphere.
Oxygen gas is a highly reactive molecule
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NGSS.MS-LS1-3
NGSS.MS-LS2-3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
The release of this element into the atmosphere is due, in large part, to fossil fuel combustion and deforestation.
Sulfur
Nitrogen
Carbon
Phosphorus
All of the above cycles.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which of the following has shifted the storage of carbon from sediment to the atmosphere?
Mining of coal
Combustion of fossil fuels
Increased occurrence of acid precipitation
Extraction of crude oil
Industrial smog
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-4
NGSS.MS-ESS3-5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
One way in which scientists study climate change is through the analysis of gases in ice core samples. What information does this tell us about the climate?
The impact of changing sea levels on the climate.
The frequency of thermal inversions in the atmosphere.
Greenhouse gas concentrations, atmospheric composition, and trends in atmospheric temperature.
The rate of solidification of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
Nothing. This not a way to study climate change.
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS2-6
NGSS.HS-ESS3-5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which of the following best describes the process of photosynthesis?
Oxygen, water, and solar energy are used to produce carbon dioxide and sugar.
Oxygen, sugar, and solar energy are used to produce carbon dioxide and water.
Carbon dioxide, water, and solar energy are used to produce oxygen and sugar.
Carbon dioxide and oxygen combine to from water and sugar.
Carbon dioxide and water are used to produce oxygen, sugar and more carbon dioxide.
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS1-6
NGSS.MS-LS2-3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which of the following greenhouse gases are most abundant in the atmosphere?
Carbon dioxide, water vapor, and methane
Carbon monoxide and methane.
Methane, water vapor, and sulfur dioxide.
Sulfur dioxide and nitrous oxide.
Carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide.
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